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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: "information unit" <information_unit@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:48:54 +0000
Subject: NEW YEAR BONUS.























































































































































































































































































































Lotto International
European Promotional Draws
Amsterdam Netherlands **********************************
Claims Department Ref: MMCAN/652311872/05 Batch: 074/05/369MM

WINNING NOTIFICATION ( NO TICKET WAS SOLD ).
We happily announce to you the draw of the Lotto Netherlands
International Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Netherlands.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564700564321 with Serial
number 4265/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-05-75-67-25-04, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One Million,
Five Hundred Thousand ( Euros 1,500,000.00 ) in cash credited to file Ref
No:MMCAN/652311872/05.
This is from a total cash prize of Euros 22,500,000.00 , shared amongst
the first Fifteen (15) lucky winners in this category. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 150,000 individual/ company e-mail addresses. This
promotion takes place annually.
In view of this, your Euros 1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Euros) would be released to you by our payment office in Europe. To
begin your lottery claim, do contact the claims manager :
MR. PETER VAN
CLAIMS MANAGER
LOTTO NETHERLANDS
email- claimsmanager2006@o2.pl
Fax -31-847-515-275
Tel -31-613-813-795

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 18th January,2006.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next year
sweepstake.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications do remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do not hesitate inform
your claims manager as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our
members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS. ANNA MICHAEL
Lottery Coordinator
***************************************************************************************************************
DISCLAIMER: This communication is for the exclusive use of the intended
recipient (s) and shall not attach any liability on the originator, Lotto
Netherlands . If you are the addressee, the contents of this letter are
intended for your use only and it shall not be forwarded to any third party,
without first obtaining written authorizations from the originator. It may
contain information, which is confidential and legally privileged and the
same shall not be used or dealt with by any third party in any manner
without the specific consent of Lotto Netherlands .
www.lotto.nl


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