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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: "carmen lopez" <frenados@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:22:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE PLS


ACKNOWLEDGE PLS

INTERNATIONAL LOTERIAS
PRIMITIVA AWARD,
C/MADRID N0 45,28805
MADRID SPAIN.
Ref: BN801/552-09SP7/005
Batch:DF701-501-PY727
NOTIFICATION AWARD
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to notify you the draw (€875) of the EL-PRIMITIVA NATIONAL,
online Loterias International program held on Friday,7th of JULY 2006. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number:4410-5402-57033 with Serial number
5527/B34 drew the lucky numbers: 903-21-785-040-BN-7 (bonus no.), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category as match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 680,000.00 (SIX Hundred
And Eighty Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file PLU/702079350/605.
This is from a total cash prize of 1,200,000 euros shared amongst the first four
(3 ) lucky winners in this category as Match 5 plus bonus. All participants
for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 250,000 unions, associations, and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place once in year.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
your 680,000,00 (Six Hundred And Eighty Euros)could be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe. Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate therelease of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned, that all
claim well not been more then 21Days. To file for your claim, please contact
our fiduciary agent: Congratulation.....
MR. PABLO KIKO
TEL: 34-675-363-794
Email:frenados@netscape.net
Yours faithfully,
MRS. CARMEN DIANS LOPEZ
Online coordinator for
INTER PRIMITIVA LOTERIAS (S.P.L)

IMPORTANT WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT internet lottery SCAM, AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
Mrs. CARMEN DIANS LOPEZ
Lottery coordinator.


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