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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: "Lottery International" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:04:37 -0000
Subject: Lotto Award Winner


LOTERÍA INTERNACIONAL
Frobel str 36 Duisburg huchfeld´
37053 Germany
Tel/Fax: +49-1521-4373-237

ATTN: Beneficiary,

RE: FINAL AWARD PRIZE WINNING ALERT NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you the release of EURO MILLIONES GERMANY LOTTERY PROMOTIONS PROGRAM held on the 5th of Nov , 2014. Due to the mix up of numbers and addresses, the results were released on the 10th Nov 2014 . This program was organized by our marketing department to promote and encourage international participation in our yearly high stake lotteries and no ticket was sold out. Your name business address was entered as an alternative number attached with Reference number: TB/4956477 with Batch number: 558949 GER drew the lucky numbers 1-12-25-35-42-49-1. Estella’s: 6, which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of
€ 502.208,80 ( FIVE HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHT POINT EIHTY CENT ONLY) in cash shared among the (International winners in this category). CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with Sparkasse Bank and insured in your company Address name. To avoid double claim, we ask that you keep your winning award information strictly away from public notice, until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession as this is part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. All participants were selected through a telephone book directory system, drawn from (100.000) addresses & names from Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of our International promotion program. We hope you’re lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead.To begin your lottery claim, please complete the payment processing form attached to this letter with a copy of your id
entification to your claim agent

Mr Berthold Dearg Ewart
(Visé Presidente International Prize Department)



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