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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Agencia de Lotto <euromilliones_sa@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: euromilliones_sl@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:16:31 +0100
Subject: Agencia de Lotto


FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
CLAIM FILE NUMBER: EG/008045160027.FEB/08
BATCH NUMBER: 100000477 =
27-02-08

ATTENTION: STAKE WINNER.
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
This is your final notice of winning results for the EUROPEAN SWEEP- STAKE =
LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM draw, held on the 27th of DECEMBER 2007 but =
later released in January due to a mix up numbers and addresses. We have =
already sent a notice to you and we have no response from you up till now.

In the 3rd series, playing 26 of 66,000 full tickets in a group of 35 =
participants
applying over $50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million Dollars) in cash. Your numbers =
have been qualified and cleared for a lump sum payment of $815,950,00 (Eight =
hundred and fifteen thousand, nine hundred and fifty dollars) in cash. =
Congratulations!!!
Please be informed that due to all failed efforts to communicate with you, =
your
Award was deposited with a security finance company insured on your name and =
claim file number EG/008045160027.FEB/08.
To avoid any unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by participants, =
we ask you to keep this notification and your batch number 100000477 =
strictly to your self confidential until the processing of your claim is =
complete and funds remitted to your designated bank account. Be advised that =
SNR. LUIS MIGUEL, manager of LA CAIXA AFFILIATED SECURITIES AND FINANCE S.A, =
will handle your claim processing at Tel: 011 34 634100012.fax: 34 634100011, =
Emal:. luiscaixa_miguel@yahoo.es

Deadline for this notification is 1ST OF April 2008 the award will be =
returned unclaimed.
On behalf of all staff and members, I wish to congratulate you on your great =
achievement and thank you for choosing International Lotto Commission. =

Sincerely,
MRS. ISABEL ANTONIO ARROYO.
DIRECTOR

EG/008045160027.FEB/08BATCH100000477***AAAN

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