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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: "Dr. Antonio Gomez." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoaward@mixmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 15:03:34 +0200
Subject: LA PRIMITIVA AWARD NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!
LOTERIAS Y APUESTAS DEL ESTADO
Piso 36, calle Carlos Ortega
28002, Madrid-Spain
www.statelotto.com

LA PRIMITIVA AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME held on the 3rd of June 2010.Your email address was entered with Reference Number:EGR/417331247/03 and Batch Number:72/50685/MMH.

All email addresses entered in the program were presented by our international marketing department in conjunction with world residential white pages, humanitarian organizations, and the help of Embassies and chambers of commerce of countries in Europe, Australia, North and South America, The Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Your reference attached to ticket number: 0016-359142-07, with serial number: 52201-61 drew the lucky winning numbers: 13-15-17-24-33-41. This subsequently won in the Third category.

You have been approved for a winning payment of Euros €615,810.00 (Six hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten euros only) in cash credited to file REF.NO: EGR/417331247/03.This from a total cash prize of €13,871,320.00 (thirteen million, eight hundred and seventy one thousand, three hundred and twenty euros) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!

We ask that you keep this award away from public notice until your claim has been processed and your fund remitted to you. As this is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants.

To begin your claim, please contact Snr.Carlos Alvaro, of WINTERTHUR SEGUROS on Tel: +34 634 021 778, EMAIL: winterthuragents@aim.com for the processing and remittance of your fund.

NOTE: All prize money must be claimed not later than 3rd of July 2010 after this date, the fund will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

We congratulate you and thank you for being a part of our international promotional program

Sincerely,

Dr.Antonio Gomez
Vice President

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