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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 SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY S.A." <info-elgordolottery@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:58:34 +0100
Subject: Your award Notification-Congratulation!!!

EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY S.A.
PLAZA DE COLON E- 28830,MADRID-SPAIN.
TEL:+34 655 210 584
FAX:+34 665 046 149
EMAIL:info-elgordolottery@zwallet.com

FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT.

REF/EG/255512006/04
BATCH/00750018

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you today,16th day of March 2005 of the release
of the EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 21th
December 2004.

Your name attached to the ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial
number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21--34-36 which consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of US$ 615,810.00(SIX
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS ONLY) in cash
credited to file REF NO: EG/2551256003/01.

This is from a total cash prize of US$ 12,360,000.00(TWELVE MILLION THREE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND USD ONLY) shared among eleven international
winners in this category.CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your name due
to mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that keep this award secret
from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account as this is part of your security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Europe,Asia and North America as part of our international
promotions program which we conduct once in a year. We hope with a part of
your prize you will take in our next year high stake USD 1.3 Billion
lottery.


To begin your claim,please contact below your claim agent the foreign
service manager of EUROPA SEGURIDAD S.A
Tel:+34 618 470 802
Fax:+34 940 463 729
Email:europaseguridad@excite.com
Contact Person:ANTHONY JONES

for the processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.Remember,all prize money must be claimed not latter
than 19th of March,2005. After this date,all funds will be returned to the
Ministerio De Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to quote your reference and batch number in every of your correspondence
with us or your agent.Furthermore,should there be any change of address,do
inform your claim agent as soon as possible.

Congratulation again from all members of our staffs and thank you for being
a part of our promotion program.

YOURS SINCERELY,

JOSE LUIS ANDERSON


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