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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: "Euromillions" <euromillionsnotice@att.net>
Reply-To: <euroslash2011@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:47:55 +0100
Subject: Lucky You !

Dear Email Owner,
 
Your e-mail address has just won you $1,000,000.00 USD (€737,093.29 EURO) in the 2011 Euro Millions slash promo. For more informations on how to claim your winning prize sum of $1,000,000.00 USD(€737,093.29 EURO), without breaching any international law, contact the assigned Euro payment agent below with your Qualification Number SL1960/ESP/2011 and winning Number 1/22/14/43/50/6/7.
 
Patricia Fernandez.
Tel: +34 672857171 
            euroslash2011@mixmail.com 
 
Congratulations in Advance!! We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.
 
Best Regards,
 
Monica Alejandro.
Asst. Promotion Manager.
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