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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-15?Q?LA_PRIMITIVA_LOTERIA_ESPA=D1A?= <laprimitival@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:36:30 +0200
Subject: 2008 LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIA WINNER.




Dear Winner,
Your e-mail address was selected as winner of La Primitiva Loteria España held 3rd May 2008. You have won the sum of Euros 2,671,041.15 (Two Million Six Hundred And Seventy One Thousand and Forty One Euros Fifteen Cents Only) in cash credited to file with Reference number: ESP/1245/114L/LOP Winning Number:6-19-22-28-29-44 under the first category.


To file for your claim, please contact Groupama Seguros S.A
Mr. Rafael Evans
Reply Email:gpsegurossa@gmail.com
Tel:0034 687 330 855
Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Amanda Vardez
Secretary.
www.loteria.es [http://www.loteria.es/]





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