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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: "Pedro Esteban" <pedroesteban@lottery.com>
Date: 26 Oct 2015 18:22:11 -0400
Subject: Notification


VENTURA24 S.A. PZA.DE. ESPANA 88, 28013
SPAIN.






FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
BATCH Nº: ON/1215-10.
REFERENCE Nº:ME/0999/1086771ESP
26/10/2015


ATTENTION: Beneficiary,
AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of YAHOO and MSN Windows
Live PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM held on the 19th of
Oct., 2015. Due to the mix up of numbers and names, the results
were later released on the 26th of Oct., 2015. Your name/e-mail
was entered as an alternative number attached to Batch number:
ON/1215-10, with Reference number: ME/0999/1086771ESP drew the
lucky numbers 9-13-21-30-31-44-06-77, which won the lottery in
the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of €
615,810.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
TEN EURO) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of €
6,158,100.00, shared among ten international lucky winners in
this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement
Centre. To avoid false practices, we ask that you keep your award
information strictly confidential, until your claim has been
processed and money remitted to your possession as this is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
abuse of this program.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from (ONE Million) names from Asia, America, Africa,
Europe, and South Pacific, as part of our International
promotional program.

To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent
immediately,(Antonio Matinez, foreign operations manager
ATLANTICOBILBAO.S.A ) On Tel: (+34) 656-953-013, E-mail:
atlanticobilbao3@consultant.com ,for the processing and
remittance of your prize winning money to a designated choice of
yours.

NOTE: All prize money must be claimed not later than 26th of
Nov., 2015. Any claim, not made before this date will be returned
to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIAY HACIENDA as unclaimed fund. And
also be informed that 10% of your winnings belongs to
ATLANTICOBILBAO.S.A .For the services they renders on your
behalf, this ten percent will be remitted only after you might
have received your awarded prize (money) in your designated
choice of yours.
Three (3) certificates are to be issued to you by the Local
Government Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of
Interior, to back up your winning. Your agent will direct you
further on the administrative requirement to enable the bank to
release your fund to the designated choice of yours.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please contact your claims agent immediately.
You are advised to send the following information’s to your agent
to facilitate the release of your prize money

Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Date of Birth:
Sex:

Congratulations once again


Sincerely,



Pedro Esteban



VICE PRESIDENT, LOTTERY AWARD BOARD

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