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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: goldeninternational4@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:19:44 +0100
Subject: Congratulation !!! Claim your Grand Golden Prize

GOLDEN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
AVENIDA PARQUE FILIPIANS 23,
28029, MADRID ESPANA.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER BALLOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTO
DE LOTERIA EN ESPAÑA,

REF: LOG/1976-0610-05
BATCH: ESP: 04-2772-05

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the release, on the 17th of March 2005,
of the GOLDEN INTER-NATIONAL COMPUTER LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on the 10th of
March 2005. Your name attached to ticket number 010-06-1976-020 with serial
number 3186-06 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently
won the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore approved a GOLDEN
GRAND PRIZE AWARD of 750,000.00euros (Seven hundred and fifty thousand euros.)
in cash, credit to the file REF: XXL / 9543-04. This is from a total prize
of 9,000,000.00euros (Nine million euro only) share among the twelve (12)
International winners in this category only.

CONGRATULATION!

Your funds are COMPREHENSIVELY INSURED and deposited with a finance and Security
firm in Madrid Spain. To avoid misplacement you are advised to securely keep
this prize award a top secret and confidential from the public notice until
your claim as been processed and your prize money remitted to your account
as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award
or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by unwanted participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
15,000 email names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Middle
East and South-North America .As part of our international promotions program,
which we conducted once in a year. To beginning your award prize claim, please
contact the issuing authority or your prize claim agent,

MR. RAUL NICHOLAS.E. RUIZ Esq,
(Customers Service co-ordinator)
Hotline: +34 660 24 33 54,
Email: europasecurities1@walla.com

For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
the end of the programme. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed. Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in ALL of your
correspondence with your prize claim agent. Furthermore, should there be
any change in address do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Please
remember to ask for your PRIZE AWARD & INSURANCE CERITIFICATES that will
be posted to your residential address after you have fully and finallly
processed and claimed your won prize award. Remember, all prize money must
be claimed not later than the end of the programme and any claim not made
before this date will be returned to the independent lottery co-ordinators
and commission.

All prize awards is already insured in the names of all winners and cannot
be deducted or tampered with until you have fully received your complete
prize award into your nominated bank account in country of choice.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your
claim agent or us. Furthermore, shall there be any change of address or changes
of any informations please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible
and call him immediately you receive this notification. Your claim agent,
MR. RAUL NICHOLAS, will mail an original copy of your prize claim certificate
and your insurance certificate to you. To receive your fully comprehensively
insured won prize award and all correspondence for claims and prize award
claims must be through Mr Raul Nicholas Ruiz to avoid delays.

CONGRATULATION!! ! Once again from all members of our staff and we thank
you for being a part of our International promotions programme. We wish you
continued good fortunes.

Yours Faithfully,
Prof Carlos Macarena,
Vice President,
Golden International Lottery Programme,
Spain.

NB: ENDEAVOUR TO CALL MR. RAUL NICHOLAS RUIZ, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CO-ORDINATOR
ON HIS (24HRS) HOTLINE:+34 660 24 33 54, Email:europasecurities1@walla.com

FOR CLAIMING YOUR GOLDEN PRIZE.
THANKS




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