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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: MARIO SANCHEZ <eprimitiva@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:42:20 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!

LOTERIA PRIMITIVA

FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/ PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REFERENCE /EGS/2551256003/05
BATCH /1490/001753V00/MTS

DEAR WINNER
DATE:22/06/05


RE: AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTFICATION.

This is to inform you on the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA ONLINE LOTTERY
PROGRAM held on the 16TH OF JUNE 2005. Due to some discrepancy in mix-up of numbers and
addresses, the result were later released on the22ND of JUNE 2005. Your name attached to ticket
number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21-34-36
which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of DOLLARS $615,810.00 ( SIX HUNDRED
AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file
with REF. NO. EGS/2551256003/05 and BATCH NO. 1490/001753V00/MTS. This is from a total cash
prize of DOLLARS $13,871,320 (THIRTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE
THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ONLY) Shared among the international
winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim 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 an advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through online computer ballot system drawn from 20,000 names from Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North America and Africa, as part of our International
promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger
cash prize in the next year high stake DOLLARS $ 1.3 BILLION inter lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent,
FRANKLIN WILLIAMS
The Manager
GATEWAY SECURITY&FINANCE BV.
TEL: + 31-650-924-978
FAX: + 31-617-424-411
Email:infogatew@netscape.net

For the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 30th of JULY 2005 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 remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there
be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Please note that as
soon as you contact us with this informations a payment processing form will be sent to you ,which you
will fill and return together with a copy of your identity to Fax Number + 31-847-535-293 for immediate
processing of your claims. And big thanks to LOTERIA PRIMITIVA for sponsoring this lottery game.

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

YOURS SINCERELY,

MARIO SANCHEZ

VICE PRESIDENT.


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