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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: hellena lobo <esp_program34@web.de>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:10:07 +0100
Subject: PRIMA NOTICES




PRIMA NOTICES
Bono Lottery Promotion
Center House (B.L.P).
C/ Curz 29, 25364=20
Barcelona Spain
Bono Promotion Award 2007

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in BONO Promotion=20
Program held 5th of OCT. 2007. This is a millennium scientific computer=20
game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed=
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at encouraging internet users, and it is held once in a year in Barcelona =
Spain. Therefore you=20
do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approve for the s=
tar=20
prize of 580.000.00 Euro.(FIVE Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros)=20
CONGRATULA TIO NS!! To claim your winning prize you are to contact by call=
ing=20
and send email to the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediat=
e=20
release of your winnings:
OFFICE LOTERIA TRUST AGENCY S.L
Mr.DAVID FRENANDOZ
Emails: infomapseguros@aim.com [mailto:infomapseguros@aim.com]
Tel:+34 675-363-794
Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember=20
to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent,
REFERENCE NUMBER: S.LP/3220/5510/21
BATCH NUMBER: 77/644/DGS/11SP
Lucky Number: 2-6-8-11-17/001
CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
1.Name in full.....................
2.Address..........................
3.Nationality......................
4.Age..............................
5.Sex..............................
6.Occupation.......................
7Phone.............................
8F ax...............................
9.Present Country..................
10.Amount Won............ .........
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 18 Days,Any body under=20
the age of 18 is automatically disqualified Congratulations once again=20
from all our staff and thank you for be ing part of our promotions program=
.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Hellena Rollan
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR.

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