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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 Million lottery Award 2009"<017685380337@o2online.de>
Reply-To: <simpsoncontact7@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:13:46 +0100
Subject: Euro Million lottery Award 2009

Euro Million lottery Award 2009

Batch.No:EULO/2907/444/908/08.
Ticket No:WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky No:10-23-44-72-80
Serial No:MUOTI/82536
Ref. No:ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 29nd january, 2009. This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used.
It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;

therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
Your email just won 1,000,000.00 EUR (One Million Euro).Please contact
your claim agent for the claim of your winning amount as soon as
possible.

Mr Brown Elliot
NATIONAL TRUST AGENCYE ESPAÑA
Avda .Del Petroleo 222Polig
Madrid Spain.
E-mail:Infoespana2009@ozu.es
Tel:+34-634-132-386


Claim Expiration Date.25-02-2009
POVERTY ROUND THEWORLD.

SINCERELY,
Mrs Vivian ray
(Lottery coordinator

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