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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: "EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY" <dr.ramossanchez@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: <lunafinancialcompany@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 07:12:42 +0100
Subject: FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

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SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE 03rd JEN, 2012
LOTTERY S.A
C/ CARRACA DE MAYOR 4-9
08905 MADRID - SPAIN
E-Mail: internationalloto@rocketmail.com

FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF Nº: NIS/23122112/77/ES
BATCH NO.00979015 ME

ATTN: EXTEEEM AWARD WINNER,

FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you the released Results of the EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMMES held on the 22nd DEC, 2011. Your Email address attached to the Ticket number 025 - 11464992 - 750 with Serial number 2113 - 05 drew the lucky numbers 03 - 15 - 27 - 37 - 39 - 40 which consequently won the lottery in the 3 Category.

You have therefore been approved for lump Sum pay out of €985,950.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file REF Nº: NIS/23122112/77/ES. This is from total cash Prize of €13,353,670.00 (THIRTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) shared among the seventeen international winners in first to third Category.
Your Fund is now deposited with a Security Company insured to your name. Due to the mixed up of numbers and names, we ask you to keep this Award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is a part of our security Protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by participants.

Our entire beneficiaries were selected through a Computer Ballot System drawn from 250,000 Email names from Europe, Australia, Asia, and North America as part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMME. Which we conduct once every year, we hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end Year high Stake of €1.3 billion Euros International Lottery.
To begin your claim please contact your Agent DR. RAUL MARTINEZ Foreign Services Manager of INTEL SECURITY COMPANY S.A with Tel: 0034 632 348 239 Fax: 0034 911-820-310 for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 20th DAY OF JEN, 2012. After this date, all Funds will be returned to the Ministry de Economic y Hacienda as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Reference and Batch Number in every of your Correspondence with us or your Agent. Further more, should there be any change of your Address, do inform your claim Agent as soon as possible. Find enclosed with the attach Processing Form which you are required to fill and FAX back to your claim Agent. You will be paying 10% (Ten Percent) of your total prize money to the agent after you receive the money. And as the beneficiary you will be responsible for the administrative and the delivering cost of your winning fund. Congratulations once again from all Members of our Department and thank you for being a part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMME.

LOTTERY PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
(COMPLETE THIS FORM AND FAX IT TO INTEL SECURITY COMPANY S.A)

FILE REF Nº............................... BATCH Nº................................ DATE OF BIRTH…...................……...

FIRST NAME: ..............................................................MIDDLE NAME: .............................................…
LAST NAME: ..........................................…..……NATIONALITY: .......................….………………….
HOME ADDRESS.............................................……….........................................……………………….
CITY:…………………………..ZIP CODE……..…….STATE:...............................…………………….
TELEPHONE: ................................................MOBILE: ......................................................……………...
FAX……………………………………………EMAIL………………………………………………….
PROFESSION: ..........................................…….…………. TOTAL PRICE……………………………..
MARITAL STATUS: (SINGLE)...….......... (MARRIED)............…….... (DIVORCE)…………………..
LAST DATE OF CLAIM …………………………………………………………………………………

PAYMENT OPTIONS: (a) (BANK TRANSFER) (b) (CHEQUE)

BANK INFORMATION

BANK NAME: ................................................................................................................………………….
BANK ACCOUNT Nº: ...................................................................................................…………………..
BANK SWIFT: ................................................................................................................………………….
BANK ADDRESS: ………………………………………………………………………………………
CITY: ……………………………… ZIP CODE: ……………………STATE: ………………………………..
BANK TEL: ……………………………...…………… FAX: ………………………………………….
NEXT OF KIN

FIRST NAME: ............................................ LAST NAME: ............................................…………………
HOME ADDRESS: ...............................................................................................………………………...
CITY: ...........................................ZIP CODE: ......……….STATE: …………………………………….
PROFESSION: ....................................MARITAL STATUS: (S) (M) (D)
TELEPHONE: ...........................................................FAX: ........................................................………

DECLARATION

I MR / MISS/ MRS..................................................................…..HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAYMENT ON MY BEHALF FROM INTEL SECURITY COMPANY S.A NOR HAVE ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS FILLED A CLAIM ON MY BEHALF. I HEREBY AUTHORISE INTEL SECURITY COMPANY S.A TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO THE DESIGNATED BANK INFORMATION AS STATED ABOVE.

SIGNATURE................................…………. DATE: ……………………….. ………….……. (BENEFICIARY)



SINCERELY,


DON JOSE MARIA TRILLO PRIZE CLAIM TRACK
Managing Director ? 704663412

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