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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: LOTERIA PRIMITIVA ESPANA INTERNATIONAL. <espanaprimitiva2k5@walla.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:15:53 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PLZ ACKNOWLEDGE.

FROM:THE DESK OF LOTERIA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑA INTERNATIONAL.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL/AWARD/DEPARTMENT

REF NUMBER : HE/04/67903456/NY.

TICKET NUMBER: FL754/22/76.


AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attn:Lucky Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 12 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SPANISH LOTTERY END OF YEAR HIGHS TAKE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 24th of september 2005. All 12 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 10,000,000.00 international emails Your email address emerged along side with 12 others as a category 6 winner in this year's loteria primitiva award Draw.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).

Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of €2,737,357.00 (Two million,seven hundred and thirty seven thousand,three hundred and fity-seven euro)only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i)Result winning numbers:3-11-21-30-41-49-34-8
(ii)Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii)Lotto code number : PDP98643JK
(iv)The file Ref number: HE/04/67903456/NY

Please,note that you will be require to notarized and obtained a vetting approval before your winning prize can be transfered.To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying agent below.

LOTERIA PRIMITIVA CLAIM DEPARTMENT
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(MR.MARK LOPEZ)
HEAD OFFICE CALLE/ESPANA CARLOS 21
478935.MADRID,SPAIN
TEL : 0034-628-556-880.
E-MAIL : loteriaprimitva@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you,not later than one week After this date. If you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.call the above number for more details.

N.B:Procedures to claiming your prize:
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1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2.Indicate your full name and address,Country,Telephone,mobile and fax number and occupation.

Furthermore,should there be any change of address do Inform the CLAIM AGENT as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from our members of staff.

For proper verification on your lucky winning prize, you are to visit our online site http://loteria.com/primitiva.php ,and indicate the date this email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA was held ( 24th of september 2005)and there you will find your result winning number.

Once again on behalf of all our staff CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,
Yoli helena.
Promotions Manager
The Loteria Primitiva
España & Europe.

REPLY TO:loteriaprimitva@netscape.net

http://loteria.com/primitiva.php

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