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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 <la@lprimitiva0.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:54:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE !!!


FROM:LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INT.
PROMOTIONS AND PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SPAIN.
www.loteria.com/primitiva.php

CONGRATULATION !!!

We are please to announce you as one of the 14 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA held on the 31th of December 2005. All winning addresses were Participants selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.

Your e-mail address was luckly pick along sidewith 12 others as a category 5c winner in this year's loteria primitiva award Draw means your email as won you this prize.
Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of (110,543,27 euro). One Hunderd and Ten Thousand,five Hunderd and fourty Three euro twenty seven cent.

(1) The file Refnumber: ES/87/4390/GV
(2) Result winning numbers: 6-14-30-33-38-45-3-3
(3) E-mail ticket number: AX217/54/01

To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying agent below.

LA PRIMITIVA TRUST AGENCY S.L
==============================
Mr.Marcus Antonio
TEL : 0034-696-331-297
REPLY TO : loteriaprimit@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you,note not later than one week After this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize,all funds will be returned as unclaimed call the above number for more details. All respond should be sent to the above mail box. REPLY TO : loteriaprimit@netscape.net

N.B: Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
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1.Indicate your full name and Address,Country,Telephone,Mobile and Fax Number and Occupation.
2.Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processed,approved by your claim agent above.
3.The beneficiary is responsible for the VETT \ APPROVED CHARGES FEE of his fund to his/her country.

For verification on your lucky winning prize,you are to visit our online site and indicate the date this email lottery programme draw of the LA PRIMITIVA was held(31th of December 2005)and there you will find your result winning number.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Sincerely,

MARIA LOMAS.
The Promotions Manager
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA E.S.

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