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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 INTERNATIONAL <lottoprimitiva05@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:12:35 +0200
Subject: Congratulations!!!


FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
CALLE ALCALA, 259
28290-MADRID,SPAIN
BATCH No:1007581999


ATTN: WINNER,
REF Nº: EPSL/25003189/SP/05

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results LOTERIA PRIMITIVA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, Held 1st of June,2006. Your email address name attached to a ticket number 004-2046912-680 with serial number 9123-07 drew the lucky numbers 5-7-12-20-27-35 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 805,000.00 euro (Eight Hundred and Five Thousand Euros) in cash credited to the file reference number: EPSL/25003189/SP/05. This is from a total cash price of 10,368,770.00 euro (Ten million three hundred and sixty-eight thousand, seven hundred and seventy euros only) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our correspondence bank insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public knowledge until your claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe and North America as part
of our international promotions program which weconduct once every year. We hope that with part ofyour prize, you will part-take in our end of year high stake 23,000,000 international lotteries.

To begin your claim please, contact your claim agent with details given below:

John Kepping
MMT SEGUROS S.L (Foreign services manager)
Calle Copenhague 234, 2a
28094, Madrid, España.
Email:johnkepping@netscape.net
Tel/Fax:+34-940460580

For processing and remittance of your prize fund into your designated bank account.

Note: All prize funds must be claimed before the 21st of July,2006. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavour to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us to your claim agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.

N/B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.Please do not reply to this email address.Contact your claim agent.

Best Regards,

Mrs.Carmen Santos
(The Management)


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