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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: Lottery.@yahoo.com
Reply-To: infolacaixa8@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:15 +0200
Subject: Email International Lottery programs.

REPSOL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LTD
Email International Lottery programs.

LOTTERY REPSOL BOND
BENEFICIARY “A”

YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON €1,500,000.00 (ONE Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros) in the first category of our Repsol International Capital Limited email lottery.

Do contact the Details below for further Clarifications and to claim Prize. You must contact the PAYING BANK with your Full Names, Contact Tel No (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax No) and also with your winning information’s via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

The Validity period of your claims SEVEN WORKING DAYS hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this time will be disqualifies and funds returned to the MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE ET DES FINANCES. For More Information’s Call Our Remittance Department below:
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Alex Roman

Contact Email: lacaixade@aol.com
Tel: +34-603-391-166 SENDS ALL FAX'S TO THE NETHERLANDS OFFICE NOTIFICATION. Fax: +31-84-724-9563
Furthermore, below is a copy of Verification Form, you are to fill when contacting
The Executive Secretary.

1YOUR FULL NAME 2. AGE.............
3. OCCUPATION.......4. FAX............
5.TELEPHONE.......6. COUNTRY..........
7. ANNUALINCOME……

Thank you,
For MRS LOECKX MARGARETA MARIA CAROLINA.

00000127 /990000
XSTC-SAMER1999RG-A/SA
(Web-Email Information Manager).

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