The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, I can 100% guarantee that YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Mrs. Maria Alanjedro <07531598369@orange.net> Reply-To:     Mrs. Maria Alanjedro <07531598369@orange.net> Subject:     Felicitacions!!! Date:     Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:28:53 +0000 (GMT) (12:28 EDT) ESTIMADO/A. Le informamos que una vez realizado el recuento de todos los participantes y usuarios en la red y internet, el departamento general ha seleccionado sorteos con a varios usuarios a repartir grandes premios económicos. Es nuestro deber informarle que es usted unos de los ganadores del premio por un importe de 2.700.000 .00€ Por lo que le damos la enhorabuena y nuestras más sinceras felicitaciones agradecemos que se ponga en contacto y remitir su correspondiente reclamación al departamento de cobros a fin de poder realizar las gestiones de pago en efectivo. Por motivos de seguridad le agradecemos cuando se ponga en contacto le facilite al operador los tres primeros números que figurantes correspondientes a su referencia ganadora, a fin de confirmar datos. Póngase en contacto por email. dptadministrativo2@gmail.com Tel: 0034 - 622665686 INFORMACION IMPORTANTE: Este documento contiene los tres números ganadores (457) ha de ser conservado como prueba justificante de dicho numero ganador en el caso de que se solicite Los ganadores del premio el tiempo de reclamación es de tres meses iniciados una vez realizado el sorteo. Este documento es intransferible y de vital importancia. Departamento general de la red y internet. Una vez más reiteramos nuestra más sincera enhorabuena y que lo disfrute de parte del equipo. Le agradecemos la confianza depositada por su parte. ATT. UN saludo.   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters.

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary/commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust/diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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NOTE TO SPAMMERS: My scam e-mail filtering system is pretty good but it isn't perfect. Occasionally a regular spam e-mail may get mistakenly published as a 419 scam. This is inadvertent. If you are a spammer and you don't wish to have your spam e-mail published on this website, the solution is simple. Don't send me spam.