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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: "LA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑOL" <la_primitiva_0@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:52:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Online winning Notification


















LA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑOLINTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT, GUZMAN EL BUENO 137, 28003MADRID, ESPAÑA.REF Nº: ES/EUR-10-062/06 BATCH Nº: EU/008-FDH INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION. We happily announce to you the beneficiary to this e-mail address the draw of the LA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑOL e-mail online International Lottery Sweepstakes program held on Saturday 10th July 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 2-3-10-21-30-46 drew the lucky star number: (43-0) Bonus ball which subsequently won the e-mail beneficiary in the 2nd category. This e-mail beneficiary is therefore approved to claim a total sum of €873,000.00. (Eight Hundred And Seventy Three Thousand Euros) in cash credited to Ref: Nº: ES/EUR-10-062/06. and Batch Nº: EU/008-FDH All winning email addresses for this online version were selected randomly from World wide web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals, unions, associations, and corporate bodies that were listed
in the online e-mail web sites. In view of this, all winning prize would be process for claim to you by our registered affiliated claims agents for non-resident winners, they are your claim processing agent and sole representative in assisting you to file and claim your winning fund. Our European registered agent which covers your geographical location will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as your contact is receive by them. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, any bridge of confidentiality on the part of winner will lead to disqualification, please be warned.To file your claim, please contact our registered affiliated claims agent below: DR. HUGO IGNACIO.ZENITH CONSULT S.A.PLANISTS AMPARO ITURBI 70 BAJO 3-8MADRID
ESPAÑA. Tel: 0034 628 644 011Email: zenithconsult@netscape.netPlease note below your winning details for verification and processing of your winning prize.REF Nº: ES/EUR-10-062/06BATCH Nº: EU/008-FDH Ticket Nº: 2-3-10-21-30-46 Lucky Nº: 43-0. Remember to quote your full name and address, date of Birth and Nationality, reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with your claim agent. Once again congratulations from all our members and staffs of LA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑOL.Good luck,SABRINA ALBERTO. Promotion Director.





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