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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: ANTONIO CRESSPO <crespo.mondo@consultant.com>
Reply-To: officecresspoantonio@gmail.com
Date: 01 Apr 2018 03:53:09 +0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


PORTUGAL MUNDO LOTERIA RTVE

Ref Nº: C.H/0999/171./ Batch
Nº: ILC/2011-19EU. / Audit Nº: D2A610


Head Office
Av. da Liberdade 3,
1250-096 Lisboa, Portugal.
TELE/FAX +351 308-809-332
.





ATTN:


WINNING NOTIFICATION


We are please to inform you of email LOTTO PROMOTION PROGRAM,
held on the 27th- February-2018. Due to the mix up of numbers and
names, the results were later released on the 23rd-03-2018 Your
email address was entered as an alternative number attached to
the Reference Number: C.H/0999/171 with, Batch Number: ILC/2011-
19EU drew the lucky numbers 4-13-21-27-36-38 B 45, which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of €950.777
Euros (NINE HUNDRE AND FTFTY THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
SEVEN EUROS) in cash credited to file Security number:
OVY/0999/171. This is from a total cash prize of €10,458,547.00
(TEN MILLION FOUR AND FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND
FOURTY SEVEN EUROS) shared among the 11 International Winners in
this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a bank in Portugal and has been
insured for security reason. Due to false practices, we ask that
you keep your award information strictly from public notice,
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 by
unscrupulous individuals. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from (Six Million) email addresses
from Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of
our email Lotto promotion program. We hope your lucky email
address will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs
ahead.

To start your email lottery claim and for more enlightenment,
kindly contact our agent MR. ANTONIO CRESSPO, FOREIGN SERVICE
MANAGER OF ALHEA INSURANCE COMPANY BY E-mail:
crespo.mondo@consultant.com OR TEL +351-308-800-317 for the
processing and remittance of your prize winning Fund to a
designated bank account choice of yours. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than 20 -April -2018. Any claim
not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund.

And also be informed that 5% of your Winning belongs to ALHEA
INSURANCE COMPANY, because they are the promotion company that
bought the ticket and played the lottery on your name, this five
percent will be paid only after you have received your awarded
prize (money) in your designated bank account of your choice.
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
release your fund to the designated choice of yours.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in
every correspondence with your agent company. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent
company as soon as possible. Please note that a copy of your
letter has been sent to your agent.

Congratulations once again!!!!!

Yours Sincerely
Prof R. Isabelle
(Vice President)

I.D Number 5868 1120 7341

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM BELLOW AND SEND IT WITH A COPY OF YOUR
ID/INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT TO YOUR AGENT BY EMAIL ONLY.








NAME:………………………………………………………
SURNAME:……………………………………………....................

DATEOFBIRTH:………………………OCCUPATION:…………………………TELEPHONE:…............
..................................

MOBILE:………………………………...........................
ADDRESS:.........................................................
.......................................

FAX:……….........................EMAIL:
……..............................……….....SIGN:
…….............................. DATE:……...................





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UNDO LOTERIA PROMGRAM

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