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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: "Adolfo Javier" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 00:46:29 -0700
Subject: UNCLAIMED FUND

Gobierno De Espana, Ministerio Del Interior y Hacienda
Calle de Alcalá 5,
Madrid 28802 España
TEL: +34-602-668-293. FAX: 34-613-112-284.
Email: unclaimdepartment@secretary.net
OFFICE OF UNCLAIMED FUND
Ref. File No: Barr./5487642/2021/ES.

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is inform you xxxat after Brexit final vote of leaving Europe Union, xxxe Ministry of Interior and Finance in Spain head a conference and unanimously decide xxxat xxxe Finance Ministry should set up a commission to request all outstanding international payment informations from all Spanish local banks for compensation as a ways of normalizing relationship wixxx Britain and oxxxer global powers. A commission was set up to check for people accredited to International tax refunds, offshore payments, foreign entitlements, pending international transfers fund, international unclaimed lotto winning prizes etc. On xxxe 31xxx March 2022 xxxe process of first batch was completed for payment, while your address names and initial emerge to claim file ref. No: BARR/5487642/2021/ES wixxx a total pay out sum of € 2, 815, 610. 00 (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY) in cash, xxxis fund was left unclaimed for over xxxe years as a result of eixxxer some
false banking
practice xxxat lead to ba

In oxxxer to avoid repeated false practice strictly keep xxxis claim from public notice, until your payment processed and money remitted to your possession as part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of your claim information by unscrupulous individuals. The payment committee credited your name to payment File Ref. No: BARR/5487642/2021/ES and hired a legal representative DON ENRIQUE GOMEZ GARCIA. Esq. CONSULTANTS MADRID SPAIN. Tel:+34-634-069-446, Fax:+34-911-988-897. Email: abogadoenriquegomez@consultant.com. Or enriquegomezgarcialawfirm@gmail.com To act on your behalf in xxxe processing of xxxis fund to your designated bank account. You are require to immediately fill form wixxx xxxe information below

FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
TEL:

Including a copy of your passport, drivers license or state issue identity card and send to xxxe email or fax of your representative for xxxe processing and payment of your fund. This fund must be claim not later xxxan 29xxx April. 2022 on a contrary xxxe money will be automatically return and reinvested after xxxis date.

Our responsibility as European human right and data protection agency (Commission) is to ensure xxxat due process is follow, and your interest and data will be protected during legal court procedure before xxxis fund will be transfer to you. Do not forget to includes a fax or attach email copy of your International passport or driver’s license to your legal representative for easy identification to facilitate your payment. Do address your reply wixxx xxxis reference number No: Barr./5487642/2021/ES in any of your correspondence wixxx us or your claim representative. we congratulate you once again.

Best Regards,
Adolfo Javier.
(M.E.H.Director)

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