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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: "ONCE LOTERIA ESPANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <quainfo47@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:57:43 -0700
Subject: ONCE ONLINE PROMOTION 2009

REF NO: HKD/7684/ES/97
BATCH: YJM879/OLS/09

Winner in the 2nd category of our ONCE LOTERIA free Net Lottery
Promotional award draws held in May, 2009. I am writing in respect to
your lotto winning prize of ONE MILLION, EUROS(1,000,000.00 Euros) which you
won through the email ballot draws in the EUROMILLION Promotional Award in
June, 2009 in the second Category prize winnings categories.

We wish to inform you that your total prize money of One Million
(1.000,000.00) Euro has remained unpaid by our treasury and credit office after
the initial letter to your address for your payment was not successful.

You are hereby requested to contact your claims agent
with your full names,telephone,batch and reference numbers respectively
and immediately update your claims process for your payment.

Mr.ADRIANA WOOD,
FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER,
QUALITAS DE SEGUROS
MADRID SPAIN
Email:quainfo40@aim.com
TEL: 0034-615-730-594

Accept our felicitations!

Signed:Clara Casadoro
(Events,Draws and Promotion).

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