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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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Fraud email example:

From: david salomon <wad_on@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:54:13 +0200
Subject: award notification !!!


REF:BGM/0207859035/09
BATCH:Nº:27/4424/APL
APARTADO DE CORREOS 529,
28085, MADRID-ESPAÑA.
TEL:0034 695 847319


ATTENTION: FGL/2002365214/MD/03

AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the ELGORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMMES held AUGUST 19-2007.
Your name was entered as a dependent client with REFERENCE Nº: BGM/0207859035/09
and BATCH Nº: 27/4424/APL. Should there be any discrepancy in your name and address, please contact ESTRELLA SEGUROS S.A.. Your name attached to ticket number:0016-359142-07, with serial number:52201-61, drew the lucky winning numbers 14-26-27-40-42-48.Which subsequently, won the lottery in the third category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €615,810.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) In cash credited to file claim registered number: FGL/2002365214/MD/03. This is from a total cash prize of Euros €7,368,770.00 (SEVEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) Shared among (Seventeen ) international winners in these category. Congratulations!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured with your name. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participant
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system and sponsored by MAPFRE MARKETING S.L. drawn from 25,000 (TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND)company / individual names from Asia, South Pacific, America, Europe and Africa. as part of our international promotions programme which we conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize you will take part in our end of year high stake €1.3 billion international lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact MR PACO GOMEZ.. Foreign Operations Manager of ESTRELLA SEGUROS S.A on TEL:+34 657 337 337,email:starseuro@yahoo.es , for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 23/10/07 .After this date all funds will return to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIC Y HACIENDA, as unclaimed.
CLAIM’S REQUIREMENT: PHOTOCOPY OF IDENTITY & TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FROM ( AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID).
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication if there is any changes of your address, please do inform your claims agent, please remember to quote your reference number and batch number at every of your correspondence with us or your claims agent. And we hope that you will participate in our end of year high stake award, Enclose with this is a prize claim processing form, Be inform that 10% of your winning fund belongs to MAPFRE MARKETING S L. that entered your name for the draw.
Congratulations once again and thank you for been a part of our international promotions programme.

Sincerely, DON. ANTHONIO RAUL
_________________________________________________________________
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