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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: "Congratulations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <q_seguros@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:06:43 -0700
Subject: Congratulations

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
BATCH N?: 12115-04/SZ
REFERENCE N?:CPL/0999/171ESP

AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you on the release of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY PROMOTIONS PROGRAM held on the 26TH - of OCTOBER, 2011. Due to the mix up of numbers and Emaill Addresses, the results were later released on the
Your Email Addess was entered as an alternative number attached to Batch number: 12115-04/SZ, with Reference number: CPL/0999/171ESP drew the lucky numbers 9-13-21-30-31-44, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of $ 815,510.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLAR) in cash. This is from


Your fund is now fixed deposited with the BANK and insured. 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 (< I>Tem Million
Contact your claim agent immediately,(CARLOS ALBERTO) the foreign service manager On Email. q_seguros@yahoo.es for the processing and remittance of your prize winning money to a designated choice of yours.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications fill the your agent, 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.Your full name, and contact address.


Congratulations once again
Sincerely,
CATALINA ALVAREZ

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