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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: "Mrs Anna Maria Gonzalez" <gsmproms@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: <gsmproms@ozu.es>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:22:28 +0200
Subject: Congratulations



Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees of UK/SPAIN GSM Mobile Promotion programme
as one of the final recipients to receive cash donations for economic development, and
poverty alleviation. In line with its aims, and objectives, UK/SPAIN GSM MOBILE is giving out
15,600,000 Euros (Fifteen Million, hundred and Thousand Euros) to 30
international recipients worldwide. Your email address was selected based on an
internet random Selection exercise to receive 520,000.00Euros =US$748,129.00
(Seven Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand , One Hundred and Twenty Nine US Dollars) to be paid through one of the following options.

(A) CHEQUE (B) CASH PICK UP (C) BANK TRANSFER

To file for your claim, please contact SPAIN GSM MOBILE OFFICE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT

CONTACT PERSON:PEDRO GOMEZ
ADDRESS:C/RAPHEAL LUIS 12, C.P. 28016 MADRID SPAIN
TEL: +34634130360
EMAIL: gsmproms@ozu.es



Endeavour t o quote your Qualification numbers (ESP-075-268,
G-161 - 09) in all your correspondence .

STEPS TO CLAIM YOUR PAYMENT.

Remember that all prize Money must be claimed not later than 30th of August, 2009, After this date all unclaimed Prize amount will be returned to the UK/SPAIN Board as Unclaimed.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR PRIZE INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU HAVE CLAIM YOUR PAYMENT AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS. "BE WARNED "


Mrs Anna Maria Gonzalez
Promotion Director

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