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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 Milliones Lottery" <eumailer@informaticos.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:06:31 +0100
Subject: Congratulations !!! Your Email Address Have Won a Lottery Prize

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EURO LOTERIA PROMOTION AWARD
www.loteria.com
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Attn Web/ Internet user!!!

We are happy to inform you that your[info@arholstschool.nl]have emerged winner of
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EUROS (€815,000)Euros, from the Euro
Milliones global Internet Promotion Award, This is a Scientific Computer Game in
which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at
encouraging internet users; Meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to
enter for it. Your email account have been picked as one of the ten
winning email address in 2011. Therefore you have been approve for the
star prize of (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EUROS (€815,000).

NOTE: To claim your Prize, please contact the Payment Agent Office with the underlisted Winning
Reference and Batch number below.

**************************************************
REF No: EULOTTO/0208/ESP/003
BATCH No: 2010/AXN/30_46
WINNER EMAIL: [ info@arholstschool.nl ]
**************************************************

Below is Your payment agent contact:

GLOBAL GESTORES S. A.
Mr. Andres Felipe (claim officer)
Tel. +34 698-255-944
Fax: +34 911-820-312
Email : global.gestoresoffice@luckymail.com or globalgestores@aim.com


You are advice to provide the following informations to GLOBAL GESTORES S. A.
so that they can immediate start the processing of your winnings.
1. Full Names: 2. Address: 3. Mobile number: 4. Phone numbers: 5. Fax number: 6. Country:
including the REFERENCE and BATCH NUMBER


Best regards,
Dr. Maria Jose Muyor.
Euro Milliones Lottery
12th Mar, 2011
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This email is confidential and is intended solely for the person or Entity that own this
email address [ info@arholstschool.nl ]. If you have received this message in error, we
inform you that the content in it is reserved and unauthorized use is prohibited by law,
therefore, please, please notify us by e-mail.
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