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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 Lotto" <>
Reply-To: sandro.demani@sssee.cc
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:18:46 -0800
Subject: Gewinn Euromillion


Dear winner,
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Congratulations, you have been selected as the winner of the Euro millions =
International Global Sweepstake of December 2021.
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Your e-mail address was accidentally found next to the ticket number EU 102=
584953 / Batch 152-02 and you won (two million five hundred thousand euros).
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Your payment is made on the condition that your identity is confirmed after=
our internal security checks. To make this possible, please send us the fo=
llowing information:
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Full Name:
Age:
Date of birth and year:
Addresse:
Profession:
E-Mail address:
Their nationality:
Phone:
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Please note that a processing and administration fee of EUR 275.00 will be =
charged for carrying out this security check and awarding the prize money. =
Payment must be made within 3 working days or the prize money will be retur=
ned to the European Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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Please contact our Chief Prize Officer Sergio Castro
E-Mail : sergio.castronovo@sssee.cc
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As soon as we have received all the information and you have successfully p=
rocessed the payment, your prize will be transferred to you in full.
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In the interest of the players, this payment is subject to strict confident=
iality. Therefore, do not disclose this information until the price has bee=
n paid.
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Congratulations on winning!
=20
Mrs. Veronica Atins
Call Manager
Euromillions Lottery Online Claims Service
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Disclaimer: The information contained in this email is confidential. If you=
are not the intended recipient, you may be taken to court if you disclose,=
copy or distribute content.

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