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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: European Commission <info@eu.europa.org>
Reply-To: europa.org.eu@live.co.uk
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:40:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FINAL NOTICE: REGARDING YOUR SME GRANT EU-09102XN














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European Commission=20


Enterprise and Industry DG=20


Communication and Information Unit/R4=20


BREY 13/ 092


B - 1049 Brussels (Belgium)



We bring to your notice the decision by the board of trustees of The Europe=
an=20


Union to choose you as one of the final recipients of a cash grant/donation=
for=20


your own personal, educational, and business development (SME funding).






To promote growth and creating new jobs in the European economy, we are giv=
ing=20


out a yearly donation of =E2=82=AC500,000.00 (five hundred thousand Euros) =
to 10 lucky=20


recipients who have been selected from over 25,000 websites all over the gl=
obe,=20


as funding/aid from the European Union, European Commission, and the United=
=20


Nations in accordance with enabling acts of Parliament.



Please contact paying office (England)


Name: Dr. Dominic Brett


E-mail: europa.org.eu@live.co.uk



Remember to quote your identification numbers. Find your identification num=
bers=20


below:



BATCH NUMBER: EU-09102XN


UNIQUE NUMBER: EC09788



Note that these numbers fall within your location file.



Thank you and accept my congratulations once again!



Janet Williamson


Information Officer and Coordinator,


Scottish European Resources Network












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