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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: nationaltrustp@aim.com
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:20:08 GMT
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ref=2E_N=BA=3A_ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA?=




EURO MILLION LOTTERY AWARD 2008

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY=2E

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake =2E This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used=2E It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users=3B therefore you=

do not need to buy ticket to enter for it=2E

If this e mail reach you=2Cplease contact the under listed claims office=
r
for identification/verification and the eventual release of your money=2E=


http=3A//www=2Eeuromillions=2Ecom/

National Agency Espa=F1a
Dr=2EPauly Ulrich
Address=3A Avda =2EDel Petroleo 222
Polig Madrid Spain=2E

Tel+34 660 972 184
E-mail=3A nationaltrustp=40aim=2Ecom


Your email address attached to ticket star number (04-08) drew the
Euro Million lucky numbers 04-19-26-27-30 which consequently won the dra=
w
in the Second category=2EYou have therefore been approved for a lump sum=

payout of prize of 1=2C000=2C000=2E00 EUR (One Million Euro) in cash cre=
dited to
file

REF=3AXYL /26510460037/02=2E with serial number (51622 ) with the follow=
ing
digit information below=3A(=A1)Batch=2E N=BA=3A EULO/2907/444/908/07=2E=2C=


(ii)Ref=2E N=BA=3A ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice=2E Remember=2C all prize money must be claimed no=
t
later than 29th November=2C 2008=2EAfter this date=2C all funds will be
returned as unclaimed=2E
Congratulation Once More=2E

Best Regards=2C

Mr=2E Emily Simon=2E
Euro Million National Sec=2E

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