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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: golden-internation7@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:51:33 +0200
Subject: Re: Congratulations !!!! Claim your Golden Prize immediately

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 18TH April 2005, of the
GOLDEN INTER-NATIONAL COMPUTER LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on the 17TH April 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 9,000,000.00
euros (Nine million euro only) share among the twelve (12) Golden 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 golden prize claim, please contact the issuing authority
or your golden prize claim agent,

MR. RAUL NICHOLAS .E. RUIZ Esq.
(Customers Service co-ordinator)
Hotline: +34 660 24 33 54,
Email: europasecurities2@walla.com

For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, all golden 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. 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
golden prize 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 names, address
or changes of any informations kindly do inform your claim agent as soon
as possible and call him immediately you receive this notification.

To receive your fully comprehensively insured won prize award which is in
your name only call and contact for all correspondence for claims of your
golden prize must be through Mr Raul Nicholas Ruiz to avoid delays or complications.

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: europasecurities2@walla.com FOR CLAIMING YOUR GOLDEN PRIZE. THANKS




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