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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: mailingesp company <mailingdeskesp@web.de>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:49:33 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION






EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782: RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Spanish Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 14TH OF SEPTEMBER 2007 and result were released on the 8TH OF OCTOBER 2007. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star (Get ed traffic to your web site!) numbers:- (Ball number 11)(Ball number 13)(Ball number 26)(Ball number 34)(Ball number 44)(Ball number 48) and bonus ball number which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of One Million Euro (€1.000.000.00) CONGRATULATIONS!!! To avoid mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. HOW DID YOU WIN???HOW DID THEY GET YOUR NAME&ADDRESS???All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 web hosting companies and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spainsh European Lottery board in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe. This promotional program takes place every three years. We hope with a part of your winning, you will take part in our end of year 50 million Euro International lottery. Bellow is a photograph of some other lucky winners claiming their winnings.

(Winners src="http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/txt_winners.gif)


(Featured Winner)


(Charmaine Collins) An Eynsham mother scooped a Lotto jackpot fortune of €15,185,500.00 on 23rd December 2006, thanks to her dedicated grandparents.(More src="http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/btn_more_red.gif)
To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent and he is entitled to 10% of the winning prize.
DR. LUCAS ANTONIO JUAN PEDRODEOCEAN TRUST AGENCIES SPAIN
TEL: 0034-671-932-240
Email: deoceantrust@yahoo.es [mailto:deoceantrust@yahoo.es]Email: deoceantrust@aim.com [mailto:deoceantrust@aim.com] TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM, YOU ARE TO FILL THIS FORM IMMEDIATELYAND SUBMIT TO OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT VIA EMAIL FULL NAMES:.....................................................
CONTACT ADDRESS:................................................
CITY/STATE:.....................................................
COUNTRY:........................................................
NATIONALITY:....................................................
OCCUPATION....................................................
SEX:.......................AGE:.................................
MARITAL STATUS..................................................
TEL NO:.........................................................
FAX NO:........................................................
NEXT OF KIN:....................................................
AMOUNT WON:.....................................................
REFERENCE NO:................BATCH NO:............................
LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO............................
SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:........................ Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than one month, After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. MARIA JOSE GARCIA GARCIAVICE PRESIDENTEEURO SPANISH LOTTERY BOARD__________________________________________________ Copyright ,1994-2007 The Spanish Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
77635 476378 255667460 CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON




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