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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: EUROMILLION EUROMILLION <e.euromillion@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:55:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Confirmation Email Ref Nr: CFEL/02443/208


Confirmation Email Ref Nr: CFEL/02443/208

You have won €1,000,000:00, (One million Euros Only) in the Euromillion E-mail Sweepstakes Program Corporation, held on the 30th of January, 2010 in The Netherlands.
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon the receipt of this message.
Please contact the agency for the claim: PAYMENT DIRECTOR
CONTACT NAME: MR.PETER DE BOER
CITY/ COUNTRY: DEN HAAG NETHERLANDS.
TEL: +31-684-718-988
REPLIES TO EMAIL: euromillionnl@aol.com
Winning Information's
Reference No (CFEL/02443/208), Winning No3-12-30-8-42-10-6,
Batch No HW101/98527, Ticket No 28-20-15-19-22
Sincerely,
Dr. Katrin Stroeckx
Promotion coordinator.
REPLY TO EMAIL:euromillionnl@aol.com

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