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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "loterie_cristale2009@ozu.es" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: "La Primitiva Loteria España" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <loterie_cristale2009@ozu.es>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 10:26:30 +0200
Subject: Notification of Award
Dear Winner,
Your e-mail address was selected as winner of La Primitiva Loteria España held on
28th march 2009. You have won the sum of Euro 716 992.62
( seven hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and
ninety-two euros, sixty-two cents only) in cash credited to file with Reference number:
ESP/1245/114L/LOP Batch Winning Number 23 - 27 - 33 - 40 - 43 - 47 under the first category.
To file for your claim, please contact NATIONAL TRUST AGENCY SEGUROS. S.A.
Mr.hugo gomaz .
Reply Email:loterie_cristale2009@ozu.es
Tel:0034 634 003 958.
VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAME:
2.SEX:
3.AGE:
4.OCCUPATION:
5.NATIONALITY:
6.PHONE NUMBER:
7.DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION:
8.Batch No:
9.Ref No:
INDICATE YOUR MODE OF PAYMENT: IF BY BANK TO BANK TRANSFER PLEASE INDICATE
BY ADDING THE THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
COURIER DELIVERY____________________
BANK WIRE TRANSFER________________
BANK DRAFT_____________________________________
Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Maria Garcia
Secretary.
www.loteria.es
Plaza Roman No 29 Planta 5
021143, Madrid, Spain.
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