419 scam: "Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery"<safa_fifa1@rediffmail.com> Congratulations! Your email address has won £1,020,000.00 GBP

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27794029029 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lachapman.2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- auckland park, johannesburg, south africa e-mail: lachapman.2010@gmail.com e-mail: mails4agentlancechapman@gmail.com tel: (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lachapman.2010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:45:14 +0200
Subject: Congratulations! Your email address has won £1,020,000.00 GBP

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham
Shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/09
Batch: 12/27/Du34/09

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Attn Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on three days ago in Essex United Kingdom. Your E-mail address attired to ticket number: B9564 756045765 775 with! Serial number 97543 drew the winning numbers: 5/11/13/18/25 PLUS BONUS 7

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category? You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,020,000.00 GBP (One Million Twenty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KSDC /9060118408/07. This is from a total cash prize of £105,060,000.00 GBP (One Hundred And Five Million Sixty Thousand Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the first One Hundred And Three (103) lucky winners in this category world-wide Europe Africa Asia America.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,020,000.00 GBP (One Million Twenty Thousand Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by The First National Bank of South Africa

Our Africa Agent in South Africa will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Yahoo/Hotmail on line Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 63, 000,00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please Contact our corresponding Agent in south Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

(Mr. Lance Chapman) lottery agent
Zodiac House Promotion Company, P.O. Box 1820
Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
E-MAIL: lachapman.2010@gmail.com
E-mail: mails4agentlancechapman@gmail.com
Tel: +27794029029
FILL THIS VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND IT BACK TO YOUR LOTTERY AGENT
DETAILS OF BENEFICIARY
NAME (SURNAME FIRST):................................................
ADDRESS:.......................................................................
COUNTRY:.......................................................................
OCCUPATION:.................................................................
MARITAL STATUS:..........................................................
AGE:................................................................................
TELEPHONE:....................................................................
TICKET NUMBER:.............................................................
SERIAL NUMBER:.............................................................
WINNING NUMBER:..........................................................
BONUS NUMBER:............................................................

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before the given date. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Dr. JOHN SMITH
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mrs. Anna Greenwell.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation

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