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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: EuroMillions <afrilog@vodafone.com.gh>
Reply-To: EuroMillions <reporteurom@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 23:00:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: You have a Private Message from **EuroMillions**


Felicitaciones:

Su CUENTA DE CORREO ELECTRÓNICO ha ganado la suma de £ 5,500,000.00 (Cinco Millones Cincocientos Mil Libras Esterlinas) en la promoción en línea de premios EuroMillions en curso. Su número de Ticket es 0088839848.

Todos los participantes fueron seleccionados a través de un sistema informático aleatorio integrado en 21 millones de direcciones de correo electrónico a través de Internet y los ganadores de la suerte no tienen que comprar boletos de lotería para participar en este programa de lotería. Envíe sus datos completos como:
Tu nombre:
Número de teléfono:
Edad / Sexo:
Dirección:
Para el procesamiento y el pago de su ganador.
Por favor, envíe los detalles a continuación para:
Persona de contacto: Mr. Bobby Santos
********Payment Officer*********
1* E-mail: info@euromlotto.co.uk
2* E-mail: euroreportlotto@gmail.com
Tel: +44-7452059980

Su e-mail ganó nuestro Jackpot, ¡felicitaciones!

Suyo en servicio,
Sra. Ruth Conrad
Facilitador de Loterías Euro Millones.



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