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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: "victor fernandez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielgomezespana@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:44:48 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


Translated copy


Avd.Juan Real 25 C.P 28002
Madrid Spain.
http://loteria.abc.es
TEL:+34 692 922 491 7THOCT, 2009
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRICE AWARD

ATTN: BENEFICIARY.
Ref no: REF: FLX/ 23122102/ ESP
Batch no: 78400
AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you the Results of the LOTERIA NACIONAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME held on the 22ND,SEPTEMBER, 2009, and result was released on 24TH SEPTEMBER. 2009 by 11.45am Your Email address present by MAPFRE MARKETING S.L . Attached to the Ticket number 242 which drew the lucky numbers 03 – 15 – 24 – 37 – 89 – 40 Batch number 78400 consequently won in the 2nd Category.

You have therefore been approved for lump Sum pay out of €500,000.00. (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) in cash credited to file Nº: BLCH/2009/0018. This is from total cash Prize of €13,000.000:00 (EURO) shared among TWENTY-SIX international and national winners in this Category, to be paid through one of the following payment options of your choice, Thus:
(A) ENDORSED CHEQUE (B) BANK TRANSFER (C) PICK-UP

FILL THE FORM AND E-mail to: danielgomezespana@gmail.com (ADDRESS TO MR. DANIEL GOMEZ, YOUR APPROVED AGENT), TOGETHER WITH YOUR VALID IDENTITY. (OFFICE: AVD de SAN MORALES, nº25, blk 7D, C. P. 28006, MADRID-SPAIN) PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM-(SA754892)

NAME OF BENEFICIARY…...........................................................DATE OF BIRTH …………………….......SEX…………....................................
ADDRESS………......…............……………...........REF NO………………..............BATCH NO……….…......... OCCUPATION.............................
NATIONALITY ..................................COUNTRY:…………………….............CITY:……..…….…....…......POSTAL CODE…………..……..........
TELEPHONE:…………........…………………FAX NUMBER:………………..........……………MOBILE NUM:…………………….....................

PAYMENT OPTIONS
(a) BANK TRANSFER (b) CERTIFIED CHEQUE (c) PICK-UP

BANK NAME:……………………………………………........…..BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER:………………….……………...........................
ROUTING NUMBER:/SWIFTCODE:……………………………………............BANK ADDRESS:………………………………...............................

Winnings has been insured to the original value, to avoid any unexpected situation. The insurance bond certificate should be presented by your agent to our desk, before winning funds will be released to the official bank in Spain for onward transfer to you, after verification proves that you are the true beneficiary of winnings under Security File Number: BLCH /2009/0018.

To begin your claim please contact your Processing Agent,DANIEL GOMEZ the foreign services manager of PACIFIC SECURITY S.L on Tel: +34 672 831 659, E-MAIL- danielgomezespana@gmail.com. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 30TH -10-2009 After this date, all Funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed fund.
Remember you have to pay 10% of your wining fund to PACIFIC SECURITY S.L after you have received your fund. Furthermore should there be any change of your Address, do inform your Processing Agent as soon as possible. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME.
SINCERELY,
VICTOR FERNANDEZ


PRESIDENT




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