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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: "END OF THE YEAR SPANISH AWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grupocatala@ejecutivos.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:42:00 -0600
Subject: SPANISH END OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL AWARD PROMOTION PROGRAM 2009

SPANISH EURO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
C/ Lambllia frente 4 planta 26b,
22476, MADRID, SPAIN

Attn: Sir/Madam,

We congratulate you over your email success on our computer
Balloting in our SPANISH END OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL
AWARD PROMOTION PROGRAM 2009.This is a Millennium Scientific Electronic
Computer Games in which email addresses were used. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company
and 50,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world. It is
a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you
do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

Your email address drew and has won you the sum of 615,810
Euros (Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten Euros)
in cash credited to file with WINNING REFERENCE NUMBER: ESP/WIN/008/05/10/MA;
BATCH NUMBER:EURO/1007/444/606/08; LUCKY NUMBER:23-7-2-6-12-9;
SERIAL NUMBER:6594 and PROMOTION DATE :29th December 2009.

To claim your winning prize, you are to contact the appointed agent directly
as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings prize with the
below details.

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Telephone Number:
3) Your Mobile Number:
4) Fax Number (If available)

GRUPO CATALANA OCCIDENTE S.A.
MR. JONATHAN FERDNANDO GOMEZ
TEL:0034,6031,25674
FAX:0034,9176,93011
Email: grupocataLan@LuckymaiL.com

Congratulations once again from all our staff.

Mrs. Paulina Domin Hanna (Lottery co-ordinator )
Spanish Euro Internation Lottery commission.
Madrid, 30th December 2009

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