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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: "SuperEnalotto International" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info-prosseg@gmx.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:58:36 +0200
Subject: Super Enalotto - Annual Prize Award 2010

Super Enalotto – SISAL. S.p.A.
Copyright SISAL S.p.A. - P.I. 04900570963
Admin Officina de Calle Silva, 17 / 17 Silva St.
28004 MADRID , ESPANA.

RE: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE SUPER ENALOTTO – SISAL S.p.A.

Sir/Madam,

We congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting (Sweepstakes Program) which was officially release today.
This is a Millennium Computer Program for the (Year 2010 Lottery Bonanza) in collaboration with Multinational Companies such as Orange Home, Heineken Company e.t.c,
in which email addresses of participants were selected randomly from our Multinational System Program and was entered in the lottery programs which eventually

your email address emerged as winner in Category A among 65 winning email addresses of different categories.
Your email address won the sum of EUR 515,810.00 Euros(Five Hundred And Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred And Ten Euros Only) in cash credited to
file REFERENCE NUMBER: EG/069713160012 and a Serial nr: 2443-05.

To further confirm your winning amount and authenticity of this program, we advice that you contact PROSEGUR SEGURIDAD. S.A and present your Winning Numbers above.
Note that 5% of your winning prize will be accredited to the PROSEGUR SEGURIDAD. S.A as their commission, after you receive your winning sum in your bank and to begin your claim processing,
kindly email your appointed claim agent Don.LOUIS VICEVTE with your winning details as given above, and call him for oral clarification:-

BELOW IS YOUR ASSIGNED AGENT DETAILS:-

PROSEGUR SEGURIDAD. S.A.
Don. Louis Vicente.
Telephone: + 34 603 195 478
Email: info-prosseg@gmx.com
info-proc@gmx.com

Finally we advice that you keep this winning notification very confidential until you receive your lump prize either through direct Bank Swift Transfer,
Telegraphic Transfer (TT) or Irrevocable Certified Bank Cheque.

Congratulation in advance,

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Larrau Giorgio Sandi (COORDINATORE DE LA PROMOCIÓN)
Online coordinator for SUPER ENALOTTO – SISAL S.p.A Sweepstakes
International Lottery Promotion Program

BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM

Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO)
Dr. Don Antonio Maretti (Manager Forei gn Operations)
Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)
Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department)
Barr. Pablo Abad Anderson (Legal Representative)
Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager)
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)
Mr. Chris Moritz (International Relation Officer)


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