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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: "EL GORDO LOTTERY" <es_lottery.nu@mail.nu> (may be fake)
Reply-To: winterthurseguros@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:19:07 +0100
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

EL GORDO LOTERIA PRIMITIVA

AVDA DON RAFAEL N°:35 EDIFICIO15
CP/23079 MADRID SPAIN
TEL:+34 678 925 675.
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF FILE N°:GTD/227/0033/22/RLG
SECURITY PIN CODE N°:PKA/243
DATE: 06/01/05
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
WE are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 17th DECEMBER. 2004.

Your name attached to ticket number 900-52109543-094 with serial number 3112-66 drew to the lucky number 2-22-16-70-33-10, which consequently won the lottery in the 6th category.


You are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUROS 310,706.45 CENT (THREE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIX EUROS FOURTY FIVE CENT ONLY) in cash credited to file REF N°:GTD/227/0033/22/RLG. This is the total cash prize of 100,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED MILLION EUROS) was shared among the 145 international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS”””

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured with your name. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, you were lucky to be among the winners that belong to 6th category of the lottery.
We ask that you should keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed or until your money has been remitted into your nominated account. As part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 6000 names from Asia, Australia, New- Zealand, Europe North America Canada and Africa as part of our international promotion programs, which we conduct once every year.
To begin your lottery claim fund, a photocopy of your identity tel. and fax. numbers is required. Please contact your claims agent, foreign operation manager MR JAMES PEDRO. OF WINTERTHUR SEGUROS. TEL: 0034 610 095 228. FAX: 0034 699 683 725.
E-MAIL: winterthurseguros@zwallet.com
For processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice, Remember the dead line for this final notice is 21th JANUARY 2004, After this date, All funds shall be returned to the ministry de Economic y hacienda as unclaimed.

Note: you are to be responsable for the transfer charges, in order to avoid unnecessary delays, If there will be any change of address or any thing e.t.c. do inform your claim agent. Please remember to quote your reference numbers and security pin code in every correspondence with your agent. Congratulation once again from all members of staff and thank you for being a part of our promotion program.

Note: Contact your claim agent during working hour from 8 A.M to 9 P.M Spanish Time.

ELLEN M. L.
Managing Directress .



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