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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: "Euromillion Bono Lotto Program" <info@euromillion.com>
Reply-To: la_oriental@europe.com
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:46:34 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Inter Lotto Europe / Euromillion Bono Lotto Program
Office Plaza Juan Carlos C- 14541, Madrid Spain
The International vice president promtie / Price Winning
Reference: UU/654560010/ESP

Attention: Lucky Winner!!

We are pleased to inform you that today the results of the Intertlotto € uromillion Bono Lotto Program on 7 December 2013 in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization and the Spanish Ministry of Tourism.
The official result was today
11 December 2013 released
Your email address is linked to the following ticket number U214, 442, 002
With serial number U2113 -09 and drew the lucky numbers: U18 24 - 28-33 - 37-45
And this was the winning numbers of the second catogorie of this promotion.

You are the lucky winner of a cash prize of € (€955,000.00 (Nine hundred and fifty-Five thousand, euros only)
This sum of money is divided among 27 participants who have won in the 2nd catogorie of this promotion. All participants are selected by a computer system consisting of 450,000 names and e -mails from different countries from all over the World, made for example, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America. They all do to join our International Promotion trekking program held one time per year.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your winning sum is stored at a secure company and insured in your name.
In order to prevent the names and email addresses, we ask that you keep your letter with the code it well until your payment is claimed and the money have gekregen.Want if your letter with the code falls into the wrong hands they can misunderstandings money claim . And we do not want problems with duplicate claims. Or people who abuse trying to make our company services. We hope that we are well informed and brought you interested transforms.

To claim your prizes please contact:
LA ORIENTAL DE SEGUROS, Madrid Spain
your contact
EMANUEL PINTO
LA ORIENTAL DE SEGUROS
Tel: 0034 634 192 249
Fax: 0034 917 903 778
Email: la_oriental@europe.com

All prize money must be claimed latest 27 December 2013. After this date, all funds will be returned to The Spanish Ministerio De Economical Y Hacienda as un-claimed funds. you are also aware that 10 % of the winning amount of money to the LA ORIENTAL DE SEGUROS belongs. For they are the contact company where your money is present and you can claim your money. Using their The 10 % get only collected when you cash in your hands now because the money is insured in your name and no one can come to.

Want the bottom fill in your details here and send back through the above e - mail address to la_oriental@europe.com
 
1. NAME:________________________________________________
 2. SURNAME____________________________ ZIP ____________
 3. ADDRESS______________________________________________
 4. NATIONALITY:_____________________ PROFESSIONAL ______________
 5. DATE OF BIRTH:________________________________________
 6. SEX: ________________________________________________
 7. PHONE:_____________________________________________
 8. MOBIL:_______________________________________________
 9. FAX:_________________________________________________
 10. OCCUPATION:_______________EMAIL ADRESSE______________
Thanks once again Congratulations on behalf of our staff and thank you for joining our international promotion program.

Yours sincerely,
Lisa Milan
Vice President

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