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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: gynecoparis15 <gynecoparis15@orange.fr>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:36:01 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON THE PRIZE




Euro Millones Loteria S.A
Calle Zurbano 45
1Є Planta, 28010
Madrid, EspaÑa.

ATTN: LUCKY WINNER,

!!!!!!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION/AWARD RELEASE 2008 !!!!!!!!

Finally today, the result of winners of the EURO MILLONES LOTERIA(BONUS)
E-mail program held this month was announced. Your e-mail address attached
to TICKET No: D01- 098-94-65 with REFERENCE No:A98-709-980 drew STAR
No:A87-98-76-89-54 which consequently won in the 2ND CATEGORY, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €950.000.00cents (Nine
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro).

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The draw was carried out through random sampling (A QUATITATIVE TECHNIQUE)
in our computerized email selection programme (TOPAZ) from a database of
over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from 66 Countries around the
World.The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email
addresses from an exclusive list of 30,031 E-mail addresses of individuals
and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer
search from the internet. As such no tickets were sold but all email
addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation,identification and privacy.

This promotion is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer
users all over the world. Microsoft Electronic Mail Loteria is approved
and Licensed by the International Association of Lottery (IAL).Ensure to
keep your winning information in confidence until your award is duly
processed and claimed. This is part of our security measures to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted advantage taking of the situation by other
participants or impersonators in some cases.

To begin your claim, you will have to complete a release order form which
will be enclosed in the confirmation email from the claim processing
agent. Contact the claim agent immediately via email or telephone with the
information below:

Euro Millones Loteria-Claim Processing Agent
Name: Dr.Benito Carlos
Email:bencarlos5@aol.com
TEL:  0034-637-069-179                 

You are to send the information below to the CLAIM PROCESSING AGENT via
email for the confirmation of your winning.
1. Your full names: 2. Your address: 3. Telephone/fax numbers: 4.
Occupation/age:
5. Amount won: 6. Reference Number: 7. Security File Number: 8. Ticket
Number:
9. Reconfirm Email Address: 10. Date Notified:

Note that your SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS EML/8903-690/504 (keep
personal)remember, all prize money must be claimed within two weeks.
Failure to do so your winning amount will be returned to the Ministerio De
Economia Y Hacienda as Un-claimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications please remember to quote your Security File Number in
all correspondence with the Claim Officer.

Yours Sincerely,
Sabine Loundault
Loteria Coordinator

Note:
- All claims are nullified after 14 working days from today.
- Do inform the claims officer of any change of Names, Address and Email.
- All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.


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