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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: "Sophia Helandale" <sophia_helandale04@handbag.com>
Reply-To: officeralonso@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 17:13:02 +0200
Subject: PLZ ACKNOWLEDGE

FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
FREE LOTTO ESPANOL INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
MADRID,SPAIN.
www.freelotto.com

INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: 427901527-Dg43
REF. No: 232/656/4509

We are pleased to announce you as one of the lucky winners in the Free Lottodraw
held today the 31st of August 2005.

All winning Email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of
50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged as a
category 2 winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.

Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros (?850,000 Euros)

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence with
your bank fiduciary agent as all correspondence and processing of this fund
to you has been directed to the payment bank.

1.Email ticket number: 175420658766483
2.BATCH:427901527-Dg43
3.The file Ref number: 232/656/4509
4.lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45

Please contact the underlisted claims officer/bank payee officer as
soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

MR PAULO ALONSO
Fiduciary Agent/Accounts Officer
CAJA MADRID BANK,
MADRID,SPAIN.
http://www.cajamadrid.es
EMAIL:officeralonso@netscape.net
Tel:0034-650-108-937
Fax:0034-911-311-814

for processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of yourchoice.

You are required to contact Mr Paulo Alonso about the claimant
procedures, send your fax and telephone to Mr Paulo Alonso, this will enable
his office to send the claims application form to you the Beneficiary.

Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform the paying bank
fiduciary agent Mr Paulo Alonso as soon as possible as he is responsiblefor
the processing of your approved file to the bank for payment.

Congratulations Once again on behalf of all our staff.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Sophia Halendale

(Lottery Coordinator)
Please make sure you keep your winning confidential till you have
received your payment.This is to avoid double claims.


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