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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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Fraud email example:

From: "EL GORDO LOTTERY" <globaotto@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:33:15 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA ,
CALLE GUZMAN EL BUENO 137, MADRID - SPAIN.
E:MAIL : palaciolottery@yahoo.es
REF : LP523275/2003/ES & BATCH : 02003/1PD.
Congratulations Category 3rd prize winner of europrimitiva loterias
de españa conducted on the 28th - 12 - 2004 .You have been selected as
one of two winners of the Worldwide loteria la primitiva Madrid - Spain
computer ballot draws and thus will be a privileged recipient of the
grand draw prize of euro 947,550.00 ( nine hundred and fourty seven
thousand five hundred and fifty euro) Winning File Reference number for your prize is :
LP523275/2003/ES; ticket number 524 - 7963 - 198.
We in the Worldwide europrimitiva loterias de españa Madrid - Spain is
by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery
draws,developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever
growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With
funds
accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are
guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

After randomly selecting 25,000 participants from an initial data base
of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective
continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which
you have emerged as one of the winners of
the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your
prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents.You are to contact
our agents by email / fax within a week of receiving this notice.
Please find full contact details below:

DON RAUL HALL
Insurance Officer
Crown Seguro.s.a
C/ Burgos 27,
Madrid - Spain.
TEL:(+34) 647 001 995 .
FAX:(+34) 605 374 026.
EMAIL: globaotto@yahoo.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No:99375.
Batch No: 02003/1PD.
Grand Draw No:42 - 55 - 28 - 35 - 36 - 12.
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and
numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous individuals.Remember you will be paying 1% of the total
sum won as agency fee after the bank might have transfer your winning
fund to your account.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your
respective category Prize Transfer handlers.
Congratulations once again from the Loteria La Primitiva.
NOTE : The final date for claim is the 24th - 01- 2005.
Sincerely,
Sonia Lopez.
International Promotions Manager
LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA,
MADRID - SPAIN.

Top of Form 1
&&&&&&&
Bottom of Form 1
FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA ,
CALLE GUZMAN EL BUENO 137, MADRID - SPAIN.
E:MAIL : palaciolottery@yahoo.es
REF : LP523275/2003/ES & BATCH : 02003/1PD.
Congratulations Category 3rd prize winner of europrimitiva loterias
de españa conducted on the 28th - 12 - 2004 .You have been selected as
one of two winners of the Worldwide loteria la primitiva Madrid - Spain
computer ballot draws and thus will be a privileged recipient of the
grand draw prize of euro 947,550.00 ( nine hundred and fourty seven
thousand five hundred and fifty euro) Winning File Reference number for your prize is :
LP523275/2003/ES; ticket number 524 - 7963 - 198.
We in the Worldwide europrimitiva loterias de españa Madrid - Spain is
by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery
draws,developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever
growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With
funds
accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are
guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

After randomly selecting 25,000 participants from an initial data base
of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective
continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which
you have emerged as one of the winners of
the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your
prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents.You are to contact
our agents by email / fax within a week of receiving this notice.
Please find full contact details below:

DON RAUL HALL
Insurance Officer
Crown Seguro.s.a
C/ Burgos 27,
Madrid - Spain.
TEL:(+34) 647 001 995 .
FAX:(+34) 605 374 026.
EMAIL: globaotto@yahoo.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No:99375.
Batch No: 02003/1PD.
Grand Draw No:42 - 55 - 28 - 35 - 36 - 12.
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and
numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous individuals.Remember you will be paying 1% of the total
sum won as agency fee after the bank might have transfer your winning
fund to your account.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your
respective category Prize Transfer handlers.
Congratulations once again from the Loteria La Primitiva.
NOTE : The final date for claim is the 24th - 01- 2005.
Sincerely,
Sonia Lopez.
International Promotions Manager
LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA,
MADRID - SPAIN.

Top of Form 1
&&&&&&&
Bottom of Form 1
FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA ,
CALLE GUZMAN EL BUENO 137, MADRID - SPAIN.
E:MAIL : palaciolottery@yahoo.es
REF : LP523275/2003/ES & BATCH : 02003/1PD.
Congratulations Category 3rd prize winner of europrimitiva loterias
de españa conducted on the 28th - 12 - 2004 .You have been selected as
one of two winners of the Worldwide loteria la primitiva Madrid - Spain
computer ballot draws and thus will be a privileged recipient of the
grand draw prize of euro 947,550.00 ( nine hundred and fourty seven
thousand five hundred and fifty euro) Winning File Reference number for your prize is :
LP523275/2003/ES; ticket number 524 - 7963 - 198.
We in the Worldwide europrimitiva loterias de españa Madrid - Spain is
by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery
draws,developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever
growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With
funds
accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are
guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

After randomly selecting 25,000 participants from an initial data base
of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective
continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which
you have emerged as one of the winners of
the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your
prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents.You are to contact
our agents by email / fax within a week of receiving this notice.
Please find full contact details below:

DON RAUL HALL
Insurance Officer
Crown Seguro.s.a
C/ Burgos 27,
Madrid - Spain.
TEL:(+34) 647 001 995 .
FAX:(+34) 605 374 026.
EMAIL: globaotto@yahoo.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No:99375.
Batch No: 02003/1PD.
Grand Draw No:42 - 55 - 28 - 35 - 36 - 12.
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and
numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous individuals.Remember you will be paying 1% of the total
sum won as agency fee after the bank might have transfer your winning
fund to your account.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your
respective category Prize Transfer handlers.
Congratulations once again from the Loteria La Primitiva.
NOTE : The final date for claim is the 24th - 01- 2005.
Sincerely,
Sonia Lopez.
International Promotions Manager
LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA,
MADRID - SPAIN


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