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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: sema national <sema@snational.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:53:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTIONIII


SEMA NATIONAL
SPANISH HEAD OFFICE,
NO 4 CALLA HAVANA
MADRID, SPAIN.
14TH SEPT 2006


Dear Winner,

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to announce you as third category winner of this years
annual Sema Award. All winning addresses were randomly selected
from a batch of 50,000,000.
International emails. Consequently, you
have therefore been approved for
a total pay out of 250,000.00euros
(Two hundred and fifty thousand euros)only.
The following particulars
were attached to your lotto payment order

(i)Lucky numbers:
7-46-67-11-89-09
(ii) Ticket number:
8954360213-6777
(iii) Batch Number:
JVHN/56/344/AZWI
(iv) Lottery Ref Number:
WRG6245-ES15678/06
(v) Serial Number: ES-567-3456-34
Your security file
number is ES-098762341P.
Please contact the under listed claims
officer as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings
Name:Mr. Carlos Cancan
CELIKEY Insurance Company
Email:fedeincoy55@netscape.net
TEL: +34- 692-967-211
After the acknowledgement
of the receipt of this winning notification
you would be sent a
lottery claims/Appraisal form to fill and submit to
our lawyer who.
will carry out the legalisation of the transfer of your
winning. Do not forget to quote your reference number in all
correspondence.
Once again on behalf of all our staffs we are wishing
you big CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours sincerely,
Maria belies
For Claims
Officer
The Lotto Company, Spain.

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