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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: "Mr. Jonathan Gibbs" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jonathangibbs@hotmail.de>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:27:21 -0700
Subject: 2010 Winners Notification!!

INTERNATIONAL- EURO MILLION LOTTO
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY.
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED KINGDOM
DATA PROTECTION ACT;

Ref. NO.-RNL/01/1836547290/UK
Ticket no. - RNL/147/01/80UK

Attention:

We happily announce to you that International- Euro Million lotto has just concluded its final draws of its periodical promotional program. An exclusive list of email addresses of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of five winners in the Golden stakes category as email addresses were sought out from a total number of 75,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe (Europe, North and South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa). After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only FIVE winners emerged in this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of 1,000,000.00 Pounds (ONE MILLION POUNDS STERLING .

For your prize claim process, we have employed the service of an international Trust firm. They are to handle the transfer of your cash prize of 1,000,000.00(ONE MILLION, POUNDS STERLING ONLY) in line with our procedures and upon your directions.

You are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims file is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double/multiple claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, please be warned!!!

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future and we will appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire International- Euro Million lotto. Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!.

Mr. Jonathan Gibbs.
Email: jonagibbs@info.al , jonathangibbs@hotmail.de
Tel: +44-151-324-0368
Fax: +44-700-593-8726
Finance Director,
United Kingdom

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