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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: "Spanish Lottery" <spanishlotto2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:56:24 +0000
Subject: AWARD LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

CCLASS B" OG8965829
INTRNATIONAL LOTTO CO-OPERATION S.A
APARTADO CORREOS NO 361,
AYENIDA DE ANDALUCIA NO 1,
29080 MALAG ESPANA.
FROM INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
PRIZE AWARD SECTION.
REF NO: LT/7914290166/CTV
BATCH: LM/51390-0/WGP
Attention:

AWARD LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement Today ,
7thth of OCTOBER 2005 winners of the FAMOUS SPANISH INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY PROMOTION
PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2003 held on the 5th of December
2003.You were entered dependently by ANDALUZ VISTA MARRETING S.L. You
were
attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22
drew the
lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in
the
3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of US$800,000.00
[Eight hundred thousand dollars] credited to file REF NO.:
NM/BC 921245/KY13.Should there be any discrepancy in your name
and address ,please do contact
your claim agent with a copy of your correct data for correction.

This is from total prize of US$20,400,000.00 shared among
the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 15 million
names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and North America
and
Africa
as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our African correspondence
security company in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice
until
your
claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.
Please
be informed that your above
winning prize fund has been insured under insurance fund
policy on monthly extended premium with your file and
ticket, due to the failed effort to communicate with you on
time and for security transfer to you WHICH MUST BE PAID BY YOU

AFTER CONFIRMATION
WITH YOUR PERSONAL PASSPORT OR NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD AS
THE TRUE BENEFICIARY FOR CLAIMS .

As this is part of our security measure to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other
participants or impersonators. The deadline date of this notice is 23th
of
NOVEMBER 2005 by which lottery winning prize will be marked unclaimed
and
remitted back to the account of " SPANISH MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y
ILACIENDA" as unclaimed. To begin your claim, please contact your claim
agent


MR JOHN TONY
FOREIGN SERVICE AGENCY/CONSULTANT, sph_claimagent@yahoo.co.uk
SPANISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY .
For due processing and remittance of your prize .
They are the security company responsible for the
processing and transfer of your winning to you, after the completion of
all formalities because you are a winner outside E.M.U {European
monetary
union}.Your security file number is M-42136-1154/H2 {Keep confidential}
.Congratulations once again from all staff members of the center for
international claims
and thank you for your interest in International Lotto Commission
Company
S.A.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
23th NOVEMBER 2005.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers in
every
one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
To begin with the processing of your Award prize you are
provide the underlisted
informations so as to commence with the sprocessing of your
Award prize immediately.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with
your agent,with your full information
Reference number:.................................
Batch number:.....................................
Full name:........................................
Age:..............................................
Sex:..............................................
Residential address:..............................
Nationality:......................................
Occupation:.......................................
Post held:........................................
Tel(s):...........................................
Fax:..............................................

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,
do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you
for being part our
promotions program.
We will be awaiting a response from you as soon as you
recieve this email so as
to comence with the processing of your prize immediately
when you submitt the
requested information.

Thanks
SPANISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY .

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FAMOUS SPANISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY .
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will
result to
disqualification.

ALL RESPONSES MUST BE TO OUR CLAIMAGENT
VIVA,sph_claimagent@yahoo.co.uk
MR JOHN TONY


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