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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: geld verdiener <geldverdiener2000@web.de>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:17:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


*

CONGRATULATION!!!*



*LOTERIA NACIONAL PROMO AWARD*
FROM:AWARD PROMO DEPT
*REF NO: UGS/0007459015/03
TICKET NO: 6784501 *


*ATTN: WINNER.*

Congratulation on your email success in our *LOTERIA NATIONAL PROMO* *AWAR=
D* held on 2nd September 2008. This is a millennium scientific computer ga=
me, from an on-line software ballot of 500,000 email address across the wo=
rld and No Ticket was sold.It is a computer innovation programme sponsored=
by software and electronic companies.You have been approve for the star p=
rize of 915,810.00 (Nine Hundred and Fifteen-Thousand Eigth Hundred and Te=
n Euro Only) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To claim your winning prize, please contact your appointed agent immediate=
ly with t he following :*

REFRENCE NO: UGS/000 745 9015/03=20

TICKET NO: 6784501


OTHER INFORMATION:

(a) Full Name: (b) E-mail:(c) Telephone: (d) Fax Number:
(e ) Age:(f) Occpation(g) Contact address
(h) Bank information (if cheque is needed) (i) Country of origin*


Contact Person: *EL GARCIA

ESTRELLAS SEGUROS S.A*
*Tel: + 34 693 528 109
Fax:+ 34 692 346 749*=20
Email: estrellaslot@aim.com

The Validity period of the winnings is for 15 working days hence you are e=
xpected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this da=
te will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA.
Once again congratulations !!!

=20

=20

Sincerely yours,
*Mrs. Alicia Gomez,*
Winning Co-ordinator, (LOTERIA NATIONAL)

CONTACT YOUR AGENT I MMEDIATELY


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