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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- euro.claims@madrid.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- tel: +34-911-234-755 fax: +34-917-903-579 e-mail: euro.claims@madrid.com e-mail:euroclaims22@yahoo.com note: please contact the (Madrid; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Euro Million lotteries" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euroclaims22@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:18:03 +0300
Subject: Euro Million Lottery Commission
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REFERENCE NUMBER: BC-0363T/0012
BATCH NUMBER: T-132/T
PRIZE: 1.231.620 Euro [One Million Two Hundred and Thirty One Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty Euros]
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Congratulation!!! , It is our pleasure to inform you that your email address attached to the REFERENCE
And BATCH NUMBERS above emerged winner in the 3nd Category of the Euro Million Lottery Program
24 quarter drew the Lucky numbers 4-7-2-7-2/9-4/0/6/9 which consequently won the lottery in
The 3RD category. We ask you to keep this award top secret from public Notice until your claim has
Been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our Security protocol to
Avoid double claiming or Unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participant. A payment of
1.231.620.00 Euros has been deposited for the owner of this email address. You have to send the follow
Informations to the assigned agent below,
(1) Full Names: (2)Address: (3) Mobile number: (4) Phone numbers: (5) Fax number: (6) Country:
EURO CLAIMS SERVICE LTD
Don Gilberto Garcia (claim officer)
TEL: +34-911-234-755
FAX: +34-917-903-579
E-mail: euro.claims@madrid.com
E-mail:euroclaims22@yahoo.com
Note: Please contact the agent above immediately by telephone number above to confirm the
Authenticity of this payment and your email address will automatically be listed in the upcoming Euro
Millions Lottery 2012 Edition.
Best regards,
Mr. Louise Antonio
EURO MILLIONES LOTTERY COMMISSION
This E-mail is private, intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the
Intended recipient of this E-mail, they have been sent to you in error: any use of information in
Them is strictly prohibited.
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