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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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Fraud email example:

From: Lotto Office <sweepstakeespain@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:07:16 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/ ACALA EL-BUENO,
54420 1169 MADRID-SPAIN

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

SUB: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS YOUR E-MAIL ATTACHED TO TICKET NO: 00-1218-90 SERIAL NO:134734 LUCKY NO: 7-12-26-31-34-43 ( DE 6 ) WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE DE6 CATEGORY. THIS PROGRAM WAS HELD ON 10 - 03 - 2005.

YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF EUR568.786,33 CENT (FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDREDAND EIGHTY SIX EUROS THIRTY THREE CENTS ONLY ) CASH CREDITED TO FILE REFERENCE
NO:LP/183031333540. THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF EUR11,511,500.00 SHARED AMONG LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTERM DRAWN FROM 34,000 E-MAIL FROM ASIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT ONCE EVERY YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A BANK INSURED TO YOUR NAME. DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVISE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM..TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT BEING OUR OPERATION MANAGER WITH THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW:

CONTACT PERSON : MR. JOSE DALLARS LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA OPERATIONS MANAGER.

20 - 24 CALLE VANDARAS
S.A MADRID SPAIN.
E.MAIL: agentjosedallars@yahoo.es
TEL: +34-655-387-827

FOR THE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO ANY DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE. REMEMBER ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 16 DAYS. AFTER THIS DATE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MINISTRY AS UNCLAIMED PRIZE.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERANCE AND BATCH NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR (CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER) IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR AGENT.
FURTHER, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALSO SEND ANOTHER COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING: sweepstakesoffice@yahoo.es

THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE
PRODUCERS IN SPAIN.CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS. SANDRA BLANCO

(VICE PRESIDENT)
(LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)



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