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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: "MARIA GOMEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <primitiva_agent@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:12:40 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,LA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT.
Calle/ Benito Perez Galdos,
Nº 18 C.P 28806 Alcala De Henares
Madrid Spain.

Date: 30/04/2012,

Ref: 474061725/06,
Batch: 7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC



Dear,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 6th of APRIL 2012, from the Spanish International Lottery program. Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002, this batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5 8 20 23 24 32 10 bonus number 5, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of €1,189,124.37 (ONE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR EUROS THIRTY SEVEN CENT )only, in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US12, 000,000.00 shared amongst Sixteen lucky winners, based on their category. All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some

Please do contact:
MR. Luis Fenandez (M.D).
Email: primitiva_agent@yahoo.com
website: www.thelotter.com
Tele; +34-646-880-229

FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
La Primitiva Agent, MADRID SPAIN
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be Found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names, Telephone/Fax number and address to help locate your file and easily communication.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information Confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your Prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings must be claimed with a specified date; otherwise
YOUR PRIZE will be returned as unclaimed and eventually donated to Charity.
Congratulations once again on Your winnings!

Best Regards

MARIA GOMEZ.

(Co-ordinator).

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