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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: "lott lott" <lott220@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:07:40 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!

               

FROM: THE DESK OF LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL.

EUROPE/ESPANA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL/AWARD/DEPARTMENT

REF NUMBER : HL/05/37504327/ES.

TICKET NUMBER: SM/2774/35/98.


AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attn:Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA held on the 1 october

2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 10,000.00 international emails your email address emerged along side with 10 others as a category 6 winner in this year's loteria primitiva award Draw.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).

Consequently, you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of €1, 486, 653.09 (One million euros) only. The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i)Result winning numbers: 4-10-20-23-46-48-30-7

(ii)Email ticket number: SM/2774/35/98

(iii)Lotto code number: ZPD82649PK

(iv)The file Ref number: HL/05/37504327/ES

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our UK -booklet claims office in the (UK)

To begin your claim kindly contact our claiming agent in the (UK)

NAME: MR. PETER ADMA

TEL+44 703 1840465

TEL+44 703 1840795

TEL+44 703 1841119

FAX:+ 44 870 471 42 32

E-MAIL:peteradams1200@yahoo.co.uk

 


The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you, 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.

N.B: Procedures to claiming your prize:

1. Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2. Indicate your full name, address, Country, Telephone, mobile, fax number ,occupation.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do Inform the CLAIM AGENT as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff.

Once again on behalf of all our staff CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,

MRS. GRACE SMITH
Promotions Director
The Loteria Primitiva
EUROPE & ESPANA



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