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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: Anna Gomez <nationalslottoterys@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:42:47 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


* **WINNING NOTIFICATION *
**

We are pleased to inform you of the results of THE EURO MILLONES - LA
PRIMITIVA MULTI-MILLION LOTERIA BONANZA held on 22nd of September, 2011. Your
name attached to Ticket Number: 757-01467446-224, *Batch Number: 10000488,
Claim File Number: EG/008045160003/AUG/11*, Winning Number:
07-07-14-25-44-02-04, Prize Claim Track Number: X-7007891324-Z which
consequently won the lottery on the 3rd category.

*CONGRATULATIONS**!!*

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $*3,715,810,00C (*
*Three Million, Seven Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, and Eight Hundred and
Ten US Dollar*) in cash credited to file Claim File Number:
EG/008045160003/Aug/11. This is from a total cash prize of *€300,871,150.00
*(THREE HUNDRED MILLION,EIGHTY HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND, ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS) shared among the one hundred and Eighty Nine
international winners in this category.



Your fund is now deposited with a Bank insured in your name. And, as a
result of unauthorized deductions by some Agents in the past, a BOND POLICY
has been placed on your winning; therefore no deduction whatsoever is
permitted to be made from your fund. You are expected to report to the
board if this is breached. Due to mix up of some Numbers and Names, We ask
that you keep this Award from public notice until your Fund has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this
program by participants. All participants were selected through a random
computer ballot system drawn from 55,000 Names from Asia, Europe,
Australia, Africa, North and South America.



To begin your claim, please contact your claims Agent; *MR MICHAEL
ANDERSON*Foreign Operations Manager,
*QUINCY SEGUROS & FINANCE S.A.* on *Tel: 011 34 603 310 156*, Email:
lacaixe@accountant.com for processing and remittance of your prize money.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than *29TH December
2011. * After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your Claim File and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with us or your Agent. Furthermore, shall there be any
change of your address, please inform your Claims Agent as soon as
possible. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and
thank you for being a part of our annual promotional program. **

* *

Yours Sincerely,

* *

* ** **Jose Manolo Rodriquez**.***

*President *

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