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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. 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.
- pacisec.agent@madrid.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pacisec@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 02:43:18 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!

EUROMILLONES E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
BATCH NO: I/67189098011/245679/1109
REF. NO: K/11278998789/908796//1109

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name attached to ticket number
219028657434 with Serial number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of
21-70-81-82-99, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st
category.
You have just won yourself the sum of €1,000.000.00 EUR. (One Million Euro
Only) in the
satellite software email lottery conducted by EUROMILLONES
E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL, in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by
software powered by the Internet. Your email address was among those
chosen in this quarter. Be advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. For the release of
your winning, you are to contact our CLAIMS OFFICER with the
information below for Clearance.

PACIFIC SECURITIES AND DELIVERY SERVICES
CONTACT NAME: PEDRO FERNANDEZ
CITY/ COUNTRY: MADRID SPAIN.
Email: pacisec.agent@madrid.com

N.B: Find attached form fill correctly and return back by email or fax
for immediate
release of your winning.

EuroMillones E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL
AKTIONEN / Preisverleihung DEPT
BATCH NO: I/67189098011/245679/1109
REF. NO: K/11278998789/908796 / / 1109

Dies ist um Sie über die Veröffentlichung der E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT informieren
INTERNATIONAL / WORLD GAMING BOARD. Ihr Name auf Ticket-Nummer angebracht
219028657434 mit der Seriennummer 918735625 zog die glücklichen Zahlen
21-70-81-82-99, die somit gewann die Lotterie in der ersten
Kategorie.
Sie haben gerade gewonnen sich die Summe von € 1,000.000.00 EUR. (One Million Euro
Nur) in der
Satelliten-Software E-Mail-Lotterie EuroMillones durchgeführt
E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL, in denen E-Mail-Adressen zufällig durch abgeholt
Software, die von dem Internet bereitgestellt. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse war unter denjenigen,
gewählt in diesem Quartal. Empfohlen, Ihre Informationen zu gewinnen halten
vertraulich, bis Ihre Ansprüche verarbeitet wurden und Ihr Geld
überwiesen zu Ihnen. Dies ist Teil unserer Sicherheitsprotokoll zur Vermeidung der Doppelbesteuerung
behaupten und ungerechtfertigten Missbrauch von diesem Programm. Für die Freisetzung von
Ihren Gewinn, Sie sind unsere Claims Officer mit dem Kontakt
folgenden Informationen für Clearance.

Pacific Securities und Zustelldienste
Kontakt Name: PEDRO FERNANDEZ
Stadt / Land: MADRID SPANIEN.
E-Mail: pacisec.agent @ madrid.com

NB: Finden Sie beiliegendes Formular korrekt ausfüllen und zurück per E-Mail oder Fax
sofort
Freisetzung von Ihren Gewinn.

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