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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "elgordola primitiva" <elgordolaprimitiva@ilodibeassociates.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:23:12 +0000
Subject: AWARD nOTIFICATION

La Primitiva International Lottery games.
2114 Kingsway Ave., Osborne,
Western Australia, 7365.
Head office: 7 Guzman Ebueno
Madrid - Spain.

Dear Winner,

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A"
DRAWS!!
YOU WON: €1, 425, 211, 37!
we are pleased to inform you of the result of the La Primitiva
International Lottery games programs held on the 4th, of January 2006 drew
cash Prize of €1, 425, 211, 37 Your e-mail address attached to batch number
230776/LPSG with reference number PLPG/0723/19 drew these lucky numbers
06-09-20-27-32-37, which consequently won in the 1st category. You have been
approved to receive a cash prize of €1, 425, 211, 37 (One Million Four
Hundred & Twenty-five Thousand Two Hundred & eleven Euros Thirty-seven
cents).

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to
previous winners, we advise that you Keep your winning information
confidential
until your claims is been processed and your funds (€1, 425, 211, 37)
Transferred to you. This security measure is important; its protocol meant
to avoid double claims, transfer and unwarranted abuse of this program by
other participants.

Due to the impossibility to reach you, your fund and award certificate has
been deposited with a security company registered to your file claim
number and insured in your name.

Please forward all claims to them as a bond has been placed on your award
and they will be responsible for handling and remittance of won prices and
funds until they are accurately disbursed. The deadline for this notice is
the 30TH of January 2006. Non-compliance within this period may result in
disqualification and insured prizes will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25.000 names from USA, New Zealand, Europe, south America, Australia, Middle
East, Africa and Asia as part of our international Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in subsequent
programs.

To begin your claim, please contact MR. Peter Vickerman, Foreign
operation manager of PROFESSIONAL SECURITY COMPANY S. A. E-mail at:
(professionalsecurity@go2.pl) for handling and payment procedures.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your claim file reference, batch numbers and lucky numbers
in every of your correspondence with us or your agent Furthermore, should
there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Also note that you are to pay in return ten percent (10%) of the
money you received to the PROFESSIONAL SECURITY COMPANY S. A. after which
you have received the money in your designated account in your country.

Congratulations!!! Once again from all the staffs and thank you for choosing
the Spanish Int’l Lotto commission.

Sincerely:
MR. RAUL JUAN MORALES
DIRECTOR

Antonio Gomes. (Lottery Coordinator)
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, LA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL GAMES
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown: www.loteria.com click SPANISH LA
PRIMITIVA and click Date. Month, year of play in this format.17-12-2005 then
click premio.

Sweepstakes International Program Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are
circulating that appears to be impersonator using our names and
addresses, but are not from the la primitiva.PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:

Note: Participants below 21 years are automatically disqualified. All
e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) server.


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