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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: "" <v.vencl@iol.cz>
Reply-To: claimsagent_m02@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:03:48 GMT
Subject: {Spam!}




EURO MILLION LOTTERY 2008=2C =

175 WOODHILL ROAD=2CBULKYARD=2CLONDON=2C =

UNITED KINGDOM =

FROM=3A THE DESK OF THE CYBER ANALYST=2C =

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE =

AWARD DEPARTMENT=2E =

REF=3A OYL /26510460037/02 =

BATCH=3A 24/00319/IPD =


Dear Winner=2C =

Your ticket number=3A023-0148-790-459 with =

Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number=3A =

30 =

Congratulations=2C you have just won yourself =

=C2=A3600=2C000=2E00 in the satellite software email =

lottery conducted by EURO MILLIONS in which =

e-mail addresses are picked randomly by =

software powered by the Internet=2EYour email =

address was amongst those chosen this =

quarter and you are to contact our Financial =

Controller for Clearance=2E =

This lottery was organized by an association =

of software manufacturers who came together =

from all parts of Europe including Great =

Britain=2C Spain=2C the Netherlands and Belgium =

which are the major host countries=2E All =

participants were selected through our =

Microsoft computer ballot draw system=2C were =

we extracted over 20=2C000=2E00 companies And =

3=2C000=2C000 individual email addresses and =

names from all over the world=2E =

To begin your lottery claim=2Cfill in thisform=2C =


(1)Names =

(2)Address =

(3)Sex =

(4)Age =

(5)Phone =

(6)Occoupation=2C =

(7)Country=2C =


please contact your claims agent below that =

has been appointed for the processing of =

your claim with the email address below=3A =


Financial controller=3A =

Mr=2E George Moor =

Phone=3A +44 70319 26863 =

E-mail=3A claimsagent=5Fm022=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk =


Warning=3A All winners are to claim their =

winning prize in not later than 1 week (7 =

days) of their winning notification=2E Winners =

are to contacts us to confirm their winning =

through the phone number displayed before =

sending an email=2E This is done to avoid =

forgery and impersonation of winner=EE=96=B8 =

information and ticket number=2E =

This is also to inform winners that there =

are so many email letters all over the =

internet faking to be real=2C so be warned!!! =

Note=3A That you are to respond to all the =

necessary procedure involved in collecting =

your prize=2C and if you are not interested in =

claiming your prize=2C you are advised to =

draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER =

indicating that you are not interested in =

your winnings and that it should recycled =

for the oncoming stake=2EFurthermore=2C should =

there be any change of address do inform our =

agent as soon as possible=2E =

The online promotion lottery company is =

proudly sponsored by a group of successful =

business men all over the world=2C Internet =

draw is organized=2C because we want to =

encourage the use of Internet around the =

globe Effectively=2E =


Yours faithfully=2C =

MRS=3ACAROLINE JACKSON =

EURO MILLION BONANZA CYBER ANALYST =

United Kingdom

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