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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: SPANISH NACIONAL ROYAL LOTERIA <spaniardloteria.es@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:50:27 +0100
Subject: Re:International email winners/Spanish sweepstake lotteria!!!


SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
EMAIL ALERT NOTIFICATION
MADRID,SPAIN

DEAR WINNER,

YOUR EMAIL HAS WON THE SUM OF =801,000,000.00(ONE MILLION EUROS) FROM SPANISH =
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY ONLINE AND GAMING CORPORATION.ALL THE WINNING TICKETS WAS =
SELECTED FROM A DATA BASE OF INTERNET E-MAIL USERS, FROM WHICH YOUR E-MAIL =
ADDRESS CAME OUT AS A WINNING COUPON.
WE THEREBY CONTACT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING AMOUNT AS QUICKLY,AS THIS IS AN =
ANNUAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME.PLEASE CONTACT OUR APPROVED AGENT FOR YOUR REGION =
WITH YOUR WINNING.

BATCH NUMBER:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
REF:RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45

WORLD ROYAL CONSULTANCY & SEC,.
MR JEFF CARLOS
(FOREIGN REMITTANCE MANAGER)
TEL: +34-693-253-661
E-MAIL:spanishinterlotteria@gmail.com

TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS, YOU ARE TO KEEP YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR =
CLAIMS HAVE BEEN DUELY PROCESSED FOR ONWARD PAYMENT TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK =
ACCOUNT.

YOURS SINCERELY,
WILFRED ENRIQUE
LOTTERY DIRECTOR.

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