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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: "La Primitiva lotto" <lottoprimiitiva@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:01:40 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!

SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO,
13728007 MADRID
SPAIN.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF LOTTERIA
PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
YOUR E-MAIL ATTACHED TO TICKET NO: 00-1218-90
SERIAL NO:134734
WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE 3RD CATEGORY.
YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF €500,500.00 (FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EUROS) CASH CREDITED TO FILE REFERENCE NO:
LP/183031333540.
THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF €11,511,500.00 SHARED AMONG THE
TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES. ALL
PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTERM DRAWN FROM
34,000 E-MAIL FROM ASIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA AS
PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT ONCE EVERY YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A BANK INSURED TO YOUR NAME. DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLIAM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM..TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT BEING OUR OPERATION MANAGER
WITH THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW:

CONTACT PERSON : MR. JOSE DALLARS LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA OPERATIONS MANAGER .
ADDRESS : 20 - 24 CALLE LEONARD¨S
S.A MADRID SPAIN.
E.MAIL: dallarsjose@yahoo.es
TEL: +34-654-187-147

FOR THE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO A DESIGNATED
ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE. REMEMBER ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 16 DAYS. AFTER THIS DATE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MINISTRY AS UNCLAIMED PRIZE.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERANCE AND BATCH NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR (CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER)IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR AGENT.
FURTHER, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALSO SEND ANOTHER COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:
primitivaoffice@yahoo.es

THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE PRODUCERS IN SPAIN.


CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS. SANDRA BLANCO
(VICE PRESIDENT)
(LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)




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