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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mª. ELENA A. GARICIA" <AWARD_COMISION@zwallet.com>
Reply-To: PILLY_JOESY@YAHOO.CO.UK
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:13:11 +0200
Subject: RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

INTL. LOTTERY COMISIÓN
CALLE SAN BERNADO 2 5C 28009
MADRID SPAIN.

FROM: THE DIRECTOR
OF THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF:NO EG/36807876092/04
BATCH:345/2608/RDE.
DATE:23rd,SEPT,2004

ATTN:DEARWINNER.


RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the release on 23rd,SEPT,2004 of the
result of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO, Spanish sweepstake lottery
Int.promotion programs held on the 30TH,AUGOST,2004.

Your name attached to the ticket number 037-2146793-749 with serial
number 4243-06 drew the lucky number 13-15-16-25-34-46 which consequently
won lottery in the 3rd category.You are therefore been
approved for a lump sum of US$415.810.00 (FOUR hundred and fifteen
thousand,eight hundred and ten united state Dollars).in cash credited to
the file Nº EG/36807876092/04,this is from the total cash prize of
us$7,0687.70 SEVEN million SIX hundred and EIGHT SEVEN thousand and seventy USA dollas,

shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name
.Due to mixed up of some numbers and names ,we ask that you keep this
award top secrete from public notice until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to your
account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from all over the world as a part of our International
promotion program which we conduct twice a every year .

We hope with a part of your prize you will take part in
our end of the year high stake US$1.3bn lottery.To avoid scam please
contact only your assigned agent below.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent :
MR. PILLYJOESY, the foreign service manager of GLOBAL SECURITYNETWORK.
on Tel:+34-616-610-159. OR EMAIL:PILLY_joesy@YAHOO.CO.UK <http://us.f502.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=PILLY_joesy@YAHOO.CO.UK&YY=9687&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>.
for processing and remittance of your money to a designated account of
your choice.
Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 2 weeks from
the date of this notice 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
quote your ref..and batch no. in every correspondence with us or your
agent. Further more should there be any change of address, do please inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.

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

Yours Sincerely

Mª. ELENA A. GARICIA



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