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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: "Lotto Europa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <biagiogiacola1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:34:28 +0200
Subject: Call to Confirm-

Attn: Winner
WIN4LIFE NOW.
www.win4lifenow.it

Congratulations,you have won Two million Euros.Your check is set to be issued out to you.You must complete our official requirements so that we can send your check to your address.

Ticket number: 4,5,6,7,9,11,13,14,19,20

You are expected to furnish us with the following details so that we can start your clearance/VERIFICATION.

INFORMATION REQUIRED :

(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:

You are expected to keep your winning details to yourself because this is a confidential detail for security reasons.On receipt of your reply,we will send to you your online winning ticket showing your confirmation as a winner.

If this mail reaches you in error or you are not the actual owner of this email,kindly send a mail to notify us.

You have 5working days to complete your clearance,otherwise your prize will be cancelled.

Endeavour to respond only to the details stated below:

Contact Person: Biagio Giancola
Tel: +39 329 714 9674

Regards,

Biagio Giancola


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