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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "euro.global_fin@aol.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: "Staats loterij" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euro.global_fin@aol.nl>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:24:22 +0100
Subject: Lieber Gewinner
Staatsloterij Internationalen Kommission
Amsterdam Niederlande.
Sehr geehrter
Wir gratulieren Ihnen ?ber Ihre E-Mail-Erfolg auf unserem Computer Stimmabgabe in unserem Staatslotterij E-Mail-F?rderung.
Dies ist ein Millennium Scientific Electronic Computer-Spiele, in denen E-Mail-Adressen verwendet wurden. Alle Teilnehmer wurden ?ber ein Computer-Wahl-System von ?ber 100.000 Unternehmen und individuelle 50.000.000 E-Mail-Adressen aus der ganzen Welt erstellt ausgew?hlt.
Es ist ein F?rderprogramm zur F?rderung der Internet-Nutzer sollen Daher brauchen Sie nicht zu Fahrkarte kaufen, um es zu betreten.
Ihre E-Mail-Adresse und gewonnen hat, zog man die Summe von 615.810 Euro (Sechs hundert und f?nfzehn tausend acht hundert und zehn Euro) Gutschrift in bar, mit BEZUGSNUMMER: ESP/WIN/008/05/09/MA-Datei; CHARGENBEZEICHNUNG: EURO/1007/444/606/09;
SERIENNUMMER: 6594
Um Ihre Gewinnchancen Preis in Anspruch nehmen, werden Sie zu EURO.GLOBAL FINANCE BV, Amsterdam direkt kontaktieren so bald wie m?glich f?r die sofortige Freilassung der Ihre Gewinne Preis mit dem Details unten.
(1) Ihr Name und vollst?ndige Anschrift:
(2) Ihre Telefonnummer:
(3) Deine Handynummer:
(4) Fax-Nummer (falls vorhanden)
EURO GLOBAL FINANCE / ASSETS BV.
DR. DAVID BENGAL
TEL: +31 621 632 518
FAX: +31-84 733 1775
Email: euro.global_fin@aol.nl
Herzlichen Gl?ckwunsch noch einmal von allen unseren Mitarbeitern.
Mrs. Paulina Hanna
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