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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 Lottery Selection Draw" <info@euromillion.com>
Reply-To: nationaltrust@europe.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:42:03 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!!

Attn User:

This is to notify you that this e-mail address was entered during the
Euromillion Lottery Selection Draw on 17th of June 2010 and has won the
sum of EUR450.000.00 (Four Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros). For claim
please contact the below claim agency for immediate processing of your
claim. Remember to quote these numbers below for verification by the
company. REF: PP-21180-ES and BATCH: PP-245-44

You should include Your Name, Address, Sex, Age, Occupation, Nationality,
Phone Number .

Company: NATIONAL TRUST SECURITY AGENCY
Dr. Fred Walter (Foreign Service Manager)
Email: nationaltrust@europe.com
Tel:+34-634-130-267
Sincerely,
Mrs. Amanda Carlos
Euromillion Public Relation Officer.

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