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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: "International lotto commision" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:00:18 +0200
Subject: EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA RESULTS.

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

Madrid, SPAIN

FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY
Ref no:EUSUM/125500106/09
Batch no:LP/0550016/MH

AWARD NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE:

We are pleased to inform you today the 20th day of September 2010 of the results of the INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD PROMOTIONS held on 19th of September 2010 as part of our year La Primitiva bono program. Your name attached to Ticket no:357-01467446-224, Batch no:LP/0550016/MH Ref:EUSUM/125500106/09, Winning no:34-35-41-42-53, Code:0 which consequently won the lottery on the 2nd category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €569.529,62 (FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE, SIXTY-TWO CENTS) in cash credited to file REF.NO: ES/ILC/125500106/07. This is from a total cash prize of €12.962.614,50 (TWELVE MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN EUROS FIFTY CENTS EURO] shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.

Your fund is now deposited with SEGUROS CAIXA and has been insured in your. Therefore no deduction whatsoever is permitted to be made from your fund. You are expected to report to the board if this is breached. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 5.000.000 names from Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, North and South America.

To begin your claim, please contact your foreign operator manager DON MANUEL GUSTAVO (SEGUROS CAIXA) on address: calle Andreu 14, 28088 Madrid, ESPAÑA. Tel:+011 34 603 11 2197 Fax:+011 34 91 101 9439 Email:lacaixaseguros@consultant.com, for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 5th of October 2010. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery wining belongs to SEGUROS CAIXA, for entering your address to this draw. This 10% will be remitted after you have received your winning fund into your account, due to insurance placed on the fund.

NOTE In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complication, please remember to fill-up your names and address below correspondence with us or the bank. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform the security company as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotion program. complete the space below and send it via Fax or Emal:lacaixaseguros@consultant.com SEGUROS CAIXA, for more verification and payments

PROCESSING FORM.


NAME: MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME:

NATIONALLITY:

HOME ADDRESS:

COUNTRY AND STATE: ZIP

CODE:

TELEPHONE Nº: FAX Nº: MOBILE Nº

OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS:

SEX: DATE OF BIRTH:

PLACE OF BIRTH: EMAIL:

AMOUNT WON:

( YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER IS ONLY NEEDED IF CHOOSES BANK TRANSFER)

BANK TRANSFER ( ) CERTIFIED CHEQUE ( ) IN PERSON ( )

BANK NAME:

ACCOUNT Nº SWIFT CODE:

BANK ADDRESS:

I MR/MRS………………………………………..HERBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATAS ARE TRUE .THEREBY AUTHORIZE SEGUROS CAIXA TO PROCESS AND REMITTANCE OF MY PRICE MONEY.

DATE SIGNATURE {BENEFICIARY}

Sincerely,
CATALINA ALVAREZ

VICE PRESIDENT, LOTTERY AWARD BOARD
http://www.onlae.es/Gordo/comprobar.aspx

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