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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: "Mr. Antonio Guzman" <MariaJoseMuyor@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:30:45 -0600
Subject: Mr. Antonio Guzman

Euro Million Lottery Board
Madrid - Spain.
Attn: Email User!!!
This is to notify you that your e-mail address was entered during
theannual Euro Milliones
Lottery selection Draw and have won the sum of 722,000 euros.
You are to contact below claim officer for immediate process of your
claim; Remember to
quote these numbers below for verification by the company.
REF: ESP/WIN/2017/12/11/MA
BATCH: EURO/MA/7222/000/ARD
Mr. Antonio Guzman (Claim Officer)
Email - MariaJoseMuyor@outlook.com - Tel +34602029903
You should include Your Name, Address, Sex, Age, Nationality and Phone
numbers.
Note: that this is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet
users; therefore you do not need to buy a ticket to enter. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 500,000 Email addresses from all over the world.
Best regards,
Dr. Maria Jose Muyor

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