419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

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:
- "euro.welfareremittance@rogers.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: euro.welfareremittance@rogers.com
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 02:48:57 -0500
Subject: ##Hope You Get This Approved Note - Download Letter.

[Ongoing Charity Donation Newsletter] Congratulations - $1,216.000 USD]
We are pleased to inform you that the UK National Welfare House has sancti=
oned your details to be approved for the ongoing donation organized by few =
honorable winners of the past Euro Millions Games. Due to recent illegal ac=
tivities of imposter posing as the actual Euro Million winners, it has been=
banned by the Lord Mayor of London Mayor Boris Johnson that from hence for=
th lottery winners of social firms are not permitted by law to make direct =
contact or distribute charity donations personally to other selected winner=
s because this means has been abused by scammers to cheat numerous number o=
f legal retired citizens.
Due to these above reasons we the UK European National Welfare Scheme Comm=
ittee are mandated under the UK law Act 263, of Welfare to communicate your=
winning amount of $1,216.000 USD (One Million Two Hundred & Sixteen Thousa=
nd US Dollars) to you, which was donated to you by past honorable Euro Mill=
ions Winners of Neil Trotter, Colin and Chris Weir, Nigel Page, Les & Sam S=
cadding and Gareth & Catherine Bull. =

Furthermore as a lucky winner you are entitled to enroll one member of you=
r family or friend into the Auto Mechanic Game play solely organized by Nei=
l Trotter & Sam Scadding former Auto Mechanic and current Euro Million Winn=
er of =A3107,932,603.20. =

Please activate your winnings by reconfirming these details: Full Name - S=
ex- Address =2013 Phone - Family Member Name. =

E-mail: euro.welfareremittance@rogers.com
Area Co-coordinator
Charity Donation Program
International Alert & Information=2019s Dept.
=A9 2014 UK European National Welfare Scheme.

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