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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: ADN GRUPO IMPRESA =?iso-8859-1?b?RVNQQdFB?=
<arodriguez@cintel.org.co>
Reply-To: adneurogrup@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:48:13 -0500
Subject: Good Day



ADN GRUPO IMPRESA ESPAÑA
C/RETAMA 101,28045 MADRID SPAIN.
TO: FILE MVD/ 7474397901/09
CASH CREDITED TO FILE
MVD/ 7474397901/09
THE LOTTERY BOARD HEAD OFFICE. (LBHO)

Good Day,

This is to specially inform you that we the Board Of Directors(B.O.D) from ADN
grupo impresa españa in collaboration with the Euro Million Lottery Board
(E.M.L.B)/National Lottery Board(N.L.B) wish to announce to you the release of
your ?880,000.00(Eight Hundred And Eighty Thousand Euro) winning?s.


Euro Million Lottery Board (E.M.L.B)/National Lottery Board (N.L.B)
decided not
to send your winnings to you as a mode of Check due to long period hold that
banks do placed on international checks and also for security reasons, Please
you are advice to send us your contact information through our via email for
verification before the check can be deposited to the paying Bank.


ADN GRUPO IMPRESA ESPAÑA
C/RETAMA 101,28045 MADRID SPAIN.
Direct Phone: 00(34)-954-922-892

Email:adneurogrup@ymail.com


Thanks for your understanding.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs. Vera Gómez
Financial Co-ordinator
ADN Grupo España.



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