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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 Millions INTL." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <e.intl@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:38:52 +0200
Subject: Immediate Process Of Your Claim

Euro Millions INTL.
Attn Winner!!
 
Congratulations.
 
This is to notify you that this e-mail address was entered during the National E-mail selection Draw and has won successfully in our Euro Millions E-mail LOTTERY INTL Award the sum of EUR 750,000.00 (Seven hundred and fifty Thousand Euros).
The on-line caber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 50,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the Internet, no tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of 10 winners in the category. With the following winning information: You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of EUR 750,000.00 (Seven hundred and fifty Thousand Euros).
 
REF---No : 7820X2/66
BATCH-No : 019/05/ZY375
TICKET-No : 20511465463-7644
SERIAL-No : S/N-00168
LUCKY--No : 087-19-856-37-66-78
 
For claim please contact the below company for immediate process of your claim; Euro Millions INTL.
Office Contact: eu.intl@aim.com
 
Tel:+34.672-548-356.
Claim Director: Mr. Miguel Clavier.
Remember to quote these numbers below for verification by the company.Winning references for more information’s and claim. You should include Your Name, Address, Sex, Age, Occupation, Nationality and Phone Number.
 
Sincerely,
Mrs. Carmela Hevia
Public Relation Officer
Euro Millions INTL.
 

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