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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: "FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gpamaseguros@ozu.es>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:29:23 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Calle Albefura N?23
C.p.28024 Madrid-Spain.
www.loteria.es

Dear Winner,
Your e-mail address was selected as winner of La Primitiva Loteria Espana
held 16th Julio 2009. You have won the sum of Euro 1,691 860.00 (One Million Six
Hundred And Ninety-One Thousand,Eight Hundred And Sixty Euros Only equivalenty
to $2,695,079.55 USD(Two Million And Six hundred And Ninty-Five Thousand
Seventy-Nine United States dollars Fifty-Five cents only) in cash
credited to file with Reference number: ESP/1245/114L/LOP Winning Number 1 - 10 - 30 - 31 -36 - 37 under the first category.


To file for your claim, please contact with GROUPAMA SEGUROS S.A.
Mr.LULKS MITHY.
Reply Email :gpamaseguros@ozu.es
Tel:0034672.515.394

Congratulations once again from all our staff. Sincerely,
Maria Garcia
Secretary.
Note: Your are to contact your claims agents Mr.LULKS MITHY. on
Tel:0034672.515.394 and email address: gpamaseguros@ozu.es

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