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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: "EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <megamillions.es@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 00:09:06 +0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA / GRUPO ALIANZA SEGURO
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
Email: gruppoa.seguros@yahoo.com
Tel: +34 634 039 919
 
 
                                                                    NOTIFICATION OF WIN
 
We are glad to inform you about the release of lottery LA PRIMITIVA, held on 20 July 2017, the results of which were received on July 18, 2017. Your e-mail has become a winner in our draw and with the
following data: TICKET NUMBER 766-513-56-189, REFERENCE NUMBER: Sorteo 23. Your WINNING NUMBER 01 05 07 10 25 44. You can check out their
winning numbers through our web page: http://resultados-loteria.laverdad.es/loteria-primitiva/2017-09-16. You won in the 1ª (6 Aciertos) category and the winning amount is
12.232.331 €EUR.
 
Congratulations! Your prize fund will be ready to pay for the order BOARD lottery company, after verification and validation. In avoid fraud e-mail addresses, we ask you to keep the information on win
confidential, to refrain from publicity, while your winning data have not been processed and the money transferred to your account, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or use this
program participants, as has happened in the past.
 
Your e-mail address was selected automatically by a computer automatic selection system. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system of 100,000 e-mail addresses from a search of a computer
system. In order to apply for the prize, please contact your agent for the application for payment of your winnings: Agent Isaac Martin. Your personal data for the application of a successful, winning number
and reference number, send by e-mail E-mail: gruppoa.seguros@yahoo.com, Tel :+34 634 039 919
 
Remember that all prizes must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date of receipt of notification of winning. Any claims not submitted for registration before this date will be returned to the
Ministry of Economy of Spain (Ministério DE Economía y Hacienda) how frustrated.
 
Cornelia Alvarez
Directora de Administracion
El Gordo de la Primitiva,
Tel: +34 634 039 919
 
Aviso legal! Toda informacion esta legal y totalmente protegida de ley
§13.3 de marzo de 2011 de la ley de comunicasiones electronicos.
 
 

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