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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: "carlos gomez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimfundoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:19:05 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

Lucky Day Lottery ES
Promotional/Sweepstakes Office
CALLE DIEGO ALMAGUEL 8, PLANTA BAJO
29006 MALAGA SPAIN.






Dear Lucky Winner,
Congratulation,We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won the sum of €980,000:00 ( Nine Hundred and Eighty Thousand euro Only) in cash credited to file in LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM in conjunction with INTERNATIONAL CREDITS CARDS COMPANY AND WORLD DIRECTORIES held on the 30TH DECEMBER 2009. Due to the mix up of Email addresses, This is a free promotional program sponsored by consortium of software companies, which means Lottery tickets were not sold.
the results were released on the 24th JANUARY 2010. Your data attached to ticket number in the 3rd category. REF NUMBER: PGL/2002365214/MD/10, BATCH : SLX/2565845/10 TICKET :ZUZ-7711-237-755 and SERIAL : CM/0017/037222 . This is from a total cash prize of €8, 640, 610. 00 EUROS (EIGHT MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND FOURTY THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) shared among the eleven international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!!!!!
For more information/procedure of your winning claim, you are advice to contact our processing department with the above information, provide them with your winning details below and your winning email address.

DICK CRUZ (Mr).
Lottery Processing Dept.
Tel: +34-634-163-584
Fax: +34-911-817-305
Email:claimfundoffice@gmail.com

NOTE: Please be warned, your winning and its entire information are to be kept strictly confidential, this is to avoid previous bad experience this program has suffered, such as abuse of this program by other internet user whosoever use the name of this company for unscrupulous activities and double claiming of winning entitlement because of insecurity of winning information on the part of beneficiaries. Always call to ensure you are dealing with the right office.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carlos Gomez
Sweepstakes Coordinator.
Visit our website at:www.euromilliones.es
Copyright(c) 2007 by De Lotto.

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