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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: ALONSO LOPEZ <alonsolopez2006@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 20:43:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT.


Dear Gaerhikko Dunham

Thanks for your mail ,
This computer ballot was draw by the lottery company , you was among the winner of the award. Based on the REFERENCE and BATCH numbers we received from you that was included in the notification letter to you, we are here by reconfirming your winning. Here is an attached payment proccessing form in the attachment, please download and print out the form, fill it and scan there after send it back to us as an attachment file or send it to us with this fax number +34645038805 Alternatively, you can fill the stated below email form and send back to us via email as well ,Afterwards, we'll tell you what the next step is SANTALUCIA SECURITIES S.A
Mr.Thomas Romero Sánchez
Foreign services manager
Tel: 0034 649079022

Dear Winner,

We are officially confirming to you that we are in receipt of instructions in relation to the payment of #500,000.00( Five hundred Thousand pounds ) via ref ,batch number and your seria number under LOTERY COMMISSION.

Please complete the form with correct information's and email back to us.

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PAYMENT AND RELEASE ORDER FORM

THIS FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND,
FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME..........................................................................................................................

BENEFICIARY LAST NAME............................................................................................................................

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...............................................................................................................................

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH.......................................................................................................................

TEL. NUMBER..................................................FAX NUMBER......................................................................

EMAIL ADDRESS...............................................................................................................................................

NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS...........................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................................................................

TICKET NUMBER...............................................AMOUNT WON..................................................................

BATCH Nº.........................................................REFERENCE Nº....................................................................

OCCUPATION..............................................MARITALSTATUS....................................................................

OPTIONAL TRANSFER PROCESS:
1). CASH PICK UP IN THE EUROS COMMON CURRENCY STATES.

2). SWIFT BANK TRANSFER.(BANK DETAIS REQUIRED)

............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................................................................

DECLARATION:

I.......................................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATAS ARE TRUE, AND IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS.(SANTALUCIA SECURITIES S.A.) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE..............................................................TIME..............................................................................................

(YOUR FULL NAMES).......................................................................................................................................


Yours Faithfully,

ROMERO SAN JOSE
(Foreign services manager)



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