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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 lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euro_hypoloto@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 22:06:44 +0100
Subject: Prize Number (match 5) winner!


Attn: Winner,

E-ticket number: 05-32-44-45-50 (01-07)
Prize Number (match 5): 106285612


Your email address was attached to the Prize Number (match 5): 106285612 drew a prize of GBP500,000.00. Which we have early received an instruction from the
Euro-million Lottery Promotion to release the sum of GBP500,000.00 to the sole beneficiary of this email address.

The Euro- million Lottery program was sponsored by the CFI and other indigenous Software Companies, therefore your won prize money was legally obtained and
certified by the British Lottery co-operation. the Euro-million Lottery is a Scheme that is been operated under the law as they have been Licenced to do this
by the British Government, their Activities are in accordance with section4, subsection 4(ii) of the Gambling act of the 1999 constitution as it is
applicable in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim from our bank; kindly reconfirm your personal information to the Euro-Million Prize release department(London)
with the information below, and quote your winning now, and in all your correspondence with the Euro-million Lottery Company.

Contact person: Mr. John Daelmart.
Euro-Million Prize release department(London)
Tel:(+44) 704 572 7409
Fax:(+44) 703-194-0845
E-mail address: euro_hypoloto@yeah.net


Full Name:_____________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________

Contact Phone number:__________________________________

Country:_______________________________________________

Sex:___________________________________________________

Occupation:____________________________________________


Thanks for your must anticipated co-operation.

once again congratulation


Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Joseph Rasche.
Director: Online E-million Lottery.

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