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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: "INTL. LOTTO COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grupobilbaosla1@mixmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:44:31 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION ONCE AGAIN / CALL AGAENT

INTL. LOTTO COMMISSION
 
Calle/ Ramon 5.pt 7 28006
 
Madrid Spain.
 
TelePhone: 0034-634-162-839
 
Website:- www.loteriasyapuestas.es
 
                                                 
              
 
 
WINNING NOTIFICATION
                                                                                                                             
De INTL. LOTTO COMMISSION Lotteries in conjunction with the Green Awards, hereby notifies you that Your Email Address have won the sum of 615,810.00 (six hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten Euros)   in cash.  On the 02/12/2011. De Intl. Lotto Commission international draws, sponsored by the World Tourism Organization.
 
 
 
De Intl. lotto Commission draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 350,000 email addresses from around the world as part of our yearly international drew to help people for their personal business and integrated development around the world, also to promote the green awards campaign against global warming worldwide.
 
Your fund is now deposited with the paying bank covered with insurance bond.  Your Email Address was attached to.
 
 
 
Ref Number: ESP/0014/09/36635/ESP.
 
Batch Number: LPL/5995/07-ZNG/2010.
 
Ticket Number: ESPD 92776372 07421.
 
Security File Number: 1GF47730.
 
Category: 3rd
 
 
To begin your claims, please contact your claims officer Dr. Fernando Gomez, foreign operation manager GRUPO BILBAO S.L. on Tel: 0034-672-528-133. Fax: 0034-917-692-729, E-mail: grupobilbaosla1@mixmail.com
 
All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested, as there have been many cases of unqualified claim.
 
 
Endeavor to email your information as written below immediately.
 
 
Full names:.......................................  Address: .............................................. Nationality: ............................. Tel:........................ Fax:.........................  Date of birth: ..................................
Marital status: ...................................Occupation: ...................................... Ref No: ......................... ..............Batch No: ...............................Security File No: .............................................................
and A copy of your identification document, 
Bank name:...........................................................A/c no:.......................................................... Iban code:...............................................swift code:..................................................
and bank address:..........................................................................................................
 
All prize money must be claimed not later than  48 day`s. After this day`s all funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.
 
 
For a smooth and safety process and transfer, you are required to keep this confidential.
 
 
Sincerely
 
 
JOSE MIGUEL
 
(Secretary general)     

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