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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: "Euro Million lotteries" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euroclaims22@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 04:04:45 +0300
Subject: Notification letter from the Euro Million Lottery International/Milyon Euro Piyango Uluslararas? bil

REFERENCE NO: BC-0363T
CODE NUMBER: T-132/T
This is to inform you about the latest concluded result of the Euro Million Lottery promotion program,
And you have been selected among the seventeen international winner of the year 2012 season.

You are required to forward your reference and code numbers to your claims agents for processing of your winning fund
For more information's call +34-911-234-755 E-mail:euroclaims22@yahoo.com
Don Gilberto Garcia

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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