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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- delestadoloteriasyapuestas@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- 30 piso 5a, 28923 madrid espana e-mail: delestadoloteriasyapuestas@gmail.com from: the desk of: marianna rosio gomez the vice president (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?b?IkJvbm9sb3R0byBFc3Bhw7FhIjxjb250YWN0QGF1dHJpY2t5LmNmZD4=?=
Reply-To: josemanuelfranciscoroca@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:32:35 -0700
Subject: congratulations

Bonolotto EspaÃ±a/ LoterÃas y Apuestas del Estado
CALLE MOSTOLES 30 PISO 5A, 28923 MADRID ESPANA
E-mail: delestadoloteriasyapuestas@gmail.com

FROM: THE DESK OF: MARIANNA ROSIO GOMEZ
THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD
REFERENCE NUMBER: O/2024/ ESP

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
YOUR AWARD WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are happy to inform you about the result of the Intertlotto Euromillion Bonus Lotto Program that was conducted on 2nd of Aug. 2024 with cooperation of the World Tourism Organization, and official result was released on 7th of Aug. 2024, Your e-mail address attached to the following number U11 18 36 41 44 49 with serial number C35 R4 drew lucky numbers: 56249 R4 R5 R7 has won in the second category of this promotion. CONGRATULATIONS !!!

You are a lucky winner of the sum of â‚¬4.182.948,00 (Four Million One Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty Eight euro only) that comes from the sum of â‚¬29.605.360,00 (Twenty-Nine Million Six Hundred and Five Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty Euros Only). This Amount is divided between 7 participants who won in 2nd category of this promotion. All participants was selected through computer ballot system consisting of 450,000 e-mails from different countries from all over the world eg; Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North in South America. They all participate in our International promotion program that is held once in a year. Congratulations !!

Your fund is now deposited with a Central Bank of Spain in your name. To avoid double claim, we ask that you keep your information from public notice, until your claim has been processed and money has been remitted to your account as part of our security protocol and advice to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

To claim your prize, please contact your contact claim agent, Barrister. JOSE MANUEL FRANCISCO ROCA on Tel: (+34)664 389 704 or you reply Him by E- mail: josemanuelfranciscoroca@gmail.com or delestadoloteriasyapuestas@gmail.com

All prize must be claimed before 30th Aug. 2024 after this date your prize winning fund will return to Ministry of Finance and Economy as unclaimed fund. You are also informed that 5% of your winning fund belongs to the Barrister.JOSE MANUEL FRANCISCO ROCA as part of their commission for acting on your behalf. Your claim agent will direct you further on the administrative requirement to enable the bank to release your fund to the designated bank of your choice.

The 5% commission will be paid to your claim agent Barrister.JOSE MANUEL FRANCISCO ROCA after you have received your prize winning fund because the money is now insured in your name. You are required to fill out the payment processing form your datas and return via e-mail: josemanuelfranciscoroca@gmail.com or delestadoloteriasyapuestas@gmail.com

1: Surname ________________________ First name: __________________________
2: Date of birth__________________________________________________________
3: Marital Statue_________________________________________________________
4: Work________________________________________________________________
5: Address______________________________________________________________
6: Country______________________________________________________________
7: Nationality____________________________________________________________
8: Phone number_________________________________________________________
9: Mobile phone number____________________________________________________
10: Fax number __________________________________________________________
11: E-Mail _______________________________________________________________
Bank Name______________________________________________________________
Iban____________________________________________________________________
Swift____________________________________________________________________

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible for security purposes. Once again Congratulations on behalf of our employees and thanks for participating in our yearly international promotion program.

I,..................................................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT, THE ABOVE DATAS ARE TRUE, AND IN CASE OF ANY FALSIFICATION, I SHALL LOSE TOTAL CLAIMS OF THE WINNING STAKE FUNDS . IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ON MY BEHALF THE TOTAL FUNDS. I HEREBY AUTHORIZE MY SOLE REPRESENTATIVE BARRISTER. JOSE MANUEL FRANCISCO ROCA TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN FACILITATING THE DISBURSEMENT OF MY TOTAL PRIZE WINNING FUNDS TO ME. AND I ALSO AGREE TO PAY 5% OF MY WINNING FUNDS TO BARRISTER JUAN CARLOS RODRIGUEZ ON RECEIPT OF THIS FUNDS.

LUIS ANTONIO GARCIA
( Secretaria )
MARIANNA ROSIO GOMEZ
(Vice President International Prize Department)

Opens: Mo-Fr 8:00 bis 19:30 Uhr.

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