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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: "loteria" <primitiva52@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:39:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE !!!










LA PRIMITIVA ESThe file Refnumber: KE/34/0188/GO Result winning numbers: 3-11-16-21-29-50-88 E-mail ticket number: DD416/91/20 CONGRATULATION !!! We are please to inform you as one of the lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA held on the 28th of March 2007. Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of (1.350,000,00). One Million Three hunderd and Fifty Thousand Euros.Your email address attached to a Ticket NUM:DD/416/91/20 with lucky number W-02918-54/A8.For immediately claim of 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.netOnce again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS !!! Sincerely, Anna Jose Louis. Promotions Manager ALL RESPOND SHOULD BE SEND TO THE ABOVE E-MAIL.


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