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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: ROYAL SPANISH LOTTERY <r_lottery@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:46:54 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF: RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
DATE:11/12/2007
Dear Winner,
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the Royal Spainish Sweepstake Lottery =
Email Promotional Program held on the 10th December 2007, this result was =
initially delayed due to mix up of email addresses, the results were finally =
released on the 11th December 2007, and your e-mail attached to.Ticket =
number: 2996005600546 772 with Serial number: 4888/02, which drewthe Lucky =
numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which consequently won the lottery in the Second =
category of the year 2007. You are therefore approved. for a lump sum payout =
of 1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash accredited to file reference =
number: KPC/9080333308/03 this is from a total cash prize of 19,000,000.00 =
(NINTEEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) Shared among the nineteen international winners =
in this category.
Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money =
insured in your e-mail.Due to mix up of some email addresses, we ask that you =
keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and =
money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to =
avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by participants as =
it has happened in the past. All participants were selected randomly from =
World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over =
100,000 companies,this promotion takes place annually. We hope your lucky =
email address will draw a bigger cash prize in the next high stake promotion =
agenda of 30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION EUROS) To begin your lottery claim, =
please contact your claimagent,
SANITAS CONSULTANCY AND SECURITIES S.L. MADRID SPAIN Dr Collins Smith
( Remittance/foreign operations manager)
Tel:+34-680-928-133
Email:sanitasconsul@yahoo.es
*********************************************
For due processing and remittance of your winning prize money to designated =
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed.(not later =
than 30th December 2007). After this date, this fund will be returned to the =
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, please remember =
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your =
agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change of your contact email =
address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank you for =
being part of our International promotion program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Yours Sincerely,
Richard Marcial(Lottery Director)
--------------------------------------------------------------
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise =
protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received =
it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not copy it or =
disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Sanitas =
Security Company may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal =
policies and to protect your winning which is from the Spanish Lottery Award =
Promotion 2007/2008 Section.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual =
terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of =
the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.

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