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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: "LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA" <edwardcarlos201@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:06:58 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/ PLAZA,
54420 1169 MADRID-SPAIN
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460026/02 BATCH: 24/00314/IPD
SUB: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
WE ARE PLEASED 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 LUCKY NO: 7-12-26-31-34-43 ( DE 6 ) WHICH CONSEQUENTLY
WON THE LOTTERY IN THE DE6 CATEGORY. THIS PROGRAM WAS
HELD ON 24TH- 11 - 2005. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF €568,786.33 CENT (FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDREDAND EIGHTY SIX EUROS THIRTY THREE CENTS ONLY ) CASH CREDITED TO FILE REFERENCE NO:LP/183031333540.
THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF EUR11,511,500.00
SHARED AMONG 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 CONFIDENTIAL
FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED
AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART
OF OUR SECURITY ADVISE 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. EDWARD CARLOS LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA
OPERATIONS MANAGER.
20 - 24 CALLE VANDARAS
S.A MADRID SPAIN.
E.MAIL: edwardcarlos201@yahoo.es
TEL: +34-652 232 009
FOR THE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY
TO ANY 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.
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. ANNA ORTEGA
(VICE PRESIDENT)
(LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)



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