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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: mendez jose <josemendez50@web.de>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:27:29 +0200
Subject: FROM: MILLIONES ESPANA








EURO MILLIONES ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESKGOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!! REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration SP720633X). EURO MILLONES
EMAIL BALLOT PROGRAM
Calle alcala de oporto 19,28006 Madrid,Spain.
EF/1-15-17-25-45-2-8.

CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!!

The Euro millones International has setup an email random lotto promotional programme to celebrate and acknowledge there 65 years of existence and to encourage the use of internet world wide for academic and business pursuits. To grace this successful existence of Euro millones. They ha ve decided to give out prize randomly, which was conducted at the international corporate office complex in Spain on 14th August 2007. Also there was a promotional programme held here in spain on the 28th of October 2006 where different particpants from all over the world purchased a ticket to enter for it, but due to our COMPUTER TICKET ERROR, nobody won the lucky prize, so therefore the euro miliones espana intl relazied so much funds from this jackpot and the only way we can use to compensate those who had partcipated is via email, which we are actually using this medium as a new method to give away lucky prize to just 12 lucky email addresses.

The late release was due to difficulties in sorting out email addresses. NO TICKETS WERE SOLD OUT, and your lucky email addresse with Batch No: 044-38 was randomly selected, as a Star Cash prize of (US $ 1.028.000) ,One Million Twenty-eight Thousand US Dollars to be paid through one of the following options./

(/A) CHEQUE (B) CASH PICK UP (C) BANK TRANSFER

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
HOW DID YOU WIN??? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???
The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world, which your email was among the first 12 lucky winners. Please be informed that your winning prize has been insured to your winning number EF/1-15-17-25-45-2-8 in a suspense account. To file for your claim,fill out completely the PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM / OK-07 and Email or Fax to the below appointed agent for the process of your winning amount and informations on how your winning email address can obtain the vetting approval documents on your name.Also&nbs p;email or Fax a photocopy of your Valid Drivers License or International Passport for identification purpose.

CONTACT YOUR AGENT:

QUO VADIZ CONSULTANT SL
MR.MORILLO ORTIZ

CALLE RUIZ RAMON 25

BP 28006,MADRID - SPAIN
Tel: +34638737334

FAX: +34 911849890

EMAIL: quovadiz@consultant.com [http://mail01.mail.com/ym/Compose?To=infopromo@mixmail.com] OR salesquovad@consultant.com [http://mail01.mail.com/ym/Compose?To=iinfopromo@gmail.com]



STEPS TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING.

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM / OK-07

1.WINNING BATCH NO:........................................

2. Name in full-----------------------

3. Address----------------------------

4.Country:-----------------------------------------

5.Email:----------------------------------------

6. Sex--------------Age----------------

7. Maritual Status--------------------

8. Occupation-------------------- ------------

9. Telephone/Mobile -----------------

10.Fax:------------------------------------

11. Name of Next Of Kin------------------------/

IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE WINNING BY BANK TRANSFER:YOU NEED TO FILL THE BELOW

BANK DATAS:

NAME OF BANK:-------------------------------------------------------------------

ACCOUNT NO:---------------------------------------------------------------------

ROUTING NO:--------------------------------------------------------------------

SWIFT CODE:------------------------- -------------------------------------------

BANK ADDRESS---------------------------------------------------------------/

Remember that all prize Money must be claimed not later than 15th Nov., 2007, After this date all unclaimed winning amount will be returned to the Ministerio de Hacienda as Unclaimed.

YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU HAVE CLAIM YOUR WINNING AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS. "BE WARNED"

Sincerely,
Rizo Juan.
Promotion Manger.




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