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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: loteriapuestas.es@gmail.com
Reply-To: abogadoreino@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 06:34:50 -0600
Subject: REVERIFICATION.



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ELGORDO INTERNACIONAL

APARTADO DE CORRES 28007-28109 ALCOBENDAS MADRID SPAIN
INTERNAZIONALE PROMOZIONI/ DIPARTIMENTO DI PREMIO
REF N=BA: UES/65456009/NHM =

E-mail: loteriapuestas@gmail.com
REF N=BA: UES/65456009/NHM =

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Date: 06/04/2015
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ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,
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VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF UNCLAIMED =
FUND
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We write to inform you that the Ministry of Finance and Economy office of =
Unclaimed fund Department of the Security and Exchange Commission here in M=
adrid Spain has decided to verify and confirm the true identity of the owne=
r of the fund which was left unclaimed and later got invested in the capita=
l market and managed by an investment company since over six years (02/10/2=
010).
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The capital together with the profit from investment as accrued till date =
is (=20AC 11, 998,880.40) Eleven Million Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight Thou=
sand Eight Hundred and Eighty Euros Forty Cent.
The original sum of (=20AC935,470.00) Nine Hundred and Thirty Five Thousan=
d Four Hundred and Seventy Euros was awarded to you after a coupon which yo=
ur name was attached to emerged with the winning Reference number: UES/6545=
6009/NHM, the coupons were bought by a Domain Security company S L, who in =
order to enhance their chance of winning collect and bet on names from arou=
nd the world. Soon after your names emerged as a winner, a letter of notifi=
cation was sent to you, but you did not complete the process of claiming th=
e fund. The money was therefore released to the Coca-cola investment compan=
y (COCA-COLA INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE SERVICES, CENTRAL OFFICE UNITED STATE=
OF AMERICA) which invested it in profitable stocks for an initial period o=
f Seven years.
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The money was to be released to you after the initial period of investment=
expired, but because there were so many complications with the address of =
the winners, some notification letters were probably sent to the wrong addr=
esses. This resulted in some false applications for the claiming of the mon=
ey by some unscrupulous individuals, in response to this problem, the =
Ministry of Finance Security and Exchange Commission ordered the mo=
ney retained in the Department of Unclaimed Funds pending the conclusion of=
an investigation to identify the true owner/owners of the fund.
=

To make sure that the legal procedure is followed in the payment of the mo=
ney to the real beneficiary, the Ministry of Finance and Economy Spain has =
subsequently hired a firm to act as legal consultants in the processing and=
remittance of the unclaimed fund. For advice, on how to begin your claim, =
we request you contact immediately, the Firm=2019s Foreign service Manager,=
Dr Luca Marquez, FAX: (+ 34) 917692792 TEL: (+34) 605 056 784. Furthermore=
, your interest for the processing and payment of this money to you must be=
made before the 30th of April 2016. The money will be reinvested automatic=
ally after this date, Please: do let us know if you would like the money to=
be reinvested.
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If after verification, you are confirmed as the true owner of the money, o=
ur responsibility as Attorney is to ensure that due process is followed, an=
d your interest protected in the processing and payment of the money to you=
, we will commence the procedure as soon as we receive your reactivation fo=
rm and instructions. Please fill the below form and fax it to Dr Luca Marqu=
ez through their company Fax: (+ 34) 917692792 or Email us at: abogadoreino=
@gmail.com, Full Names; Date of birth; Address; Occupation; Civil status; N=
ext of Kin; Telephone / Mobile number;
Also send a copy of the data page of any of your official identity cards l=
ike either International passport or a copy of a driver=2019s license for c=
onfirmation of data as a true beneficiary by Fax or Email.
Always quote your reference number REF: UES/65456009/NHM in any of your co=
rrespondence with us we happily congratulate you and look forward to repres=
enting you.
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Best Regards.
Mrs Elena Zambrano.
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The information contained in this message is private and confidential. The=
ir use and 'allowed only to the addressee of the message, for the purposes =
indicated in the message itself. If you were not the person to whom this me=
ssage and destined, we invite you to delete it from your system and to dest=
roy the copy or printout. Improper use and contrary to the principles of Le=
gislative Decree 196/03 and the European legislation (Directive 2002/58 / E=
C). It operates in accordance with Legislative Decree 196/2003 to the Europ=
ean legislation. For any information about it, please contact our Company. =
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