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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: "LOTERIA NACIONAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gomezconsult.es@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:07:42 +0100
Subject: RECLAMATION INFORMATION


C/SAN PEZ ANCATARA 24.
08905 BARCELONA - SPAIN
Tel:+34 631 657 798

DATE:10 NOVEMBER 2017
FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: EUS/2147/07/LJS
BATCH: 1121/2004/BSC

ATTENTION: REF #: EUS/2147/04/LJS

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you the released results of the LOTERIA NACIONAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS held on the
27th OCTOBER 2017 ,Which you have been short listed as one of the winners .

Your name was attached to a ticket number 102/04 with serial number 900214 lucky numbers
1 5 5 8 4 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of € 1,225,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EURO ONLY) in cash credited
to file REF Nº: EUS/2147/07/LJS. This is from total cash prize of €17.680, 000.00 (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND EURO)
shared among the eight international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited 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, terrorists attack or
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants e.t.c.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 40,000 names from Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and North America as part of
our international promotions program, which we conduct once every year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year high stake
€ 1.3 billion International Lottery.
YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS MAIL TO gomezconsult@gmx.com

To begin your claim, please call your claims agent, Don FRANCISCO GOMEZ The Foreign Services Manager of ALCANCE FINANCIERO S.L on Tel: 0034 657 760 987,
FAX:917 905 055, or reply to gomezconsult@gmx.com for processing and remittance of your prize money . You are to also send to us a copy of your
identification e.g.: Drivers Licence or a copy of your International Passport,any document to identify you by .
Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 20th NOVEMBER 2017.
After this date, all funds will be returned to the Ministry de Economic y Hacienda as unclaimed.

NOTE: Also be informed that you are to remit 10% of the total winning prize to your claims agency, ALCANCE FINANCIEROS.L. as commission after your winning
prize must have been transferred to your designated account; You signing the Lottery Payment Processing form make this legally binding.

Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

DON FRANSCISCO MUÑOZ. PRIZE CLAIM TRACK

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