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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: claudia kerkhoff <claudia@ckerkhoff8.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:32:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL I.D HAS WON YOU $1,000,000.00 US DOLLARS!!!


YOUR E-MAIL I.D HAS WON YOU $1,000,000.00 US DOLLARS!!!
THE-NETHER LANDS (DAYZERS) ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT.
DE NEDERLANDSE SAATSLOTERIJ
Paleisstraat 5
2514 JA Den Haag
Ref: NL/1235/11.
Batch:3215/915/G/NL.
T.C.T.N: NL112/24331X.
DEAR WINNER:
We happily announce to you the Draw Number: 1-8 of the THE NETHERLANDS INTERNET ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT Program held on Monday the 23Rd of October, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:534662925, Serial Number: 5600/04 drew the Winning Numbers 1-4-5-6-27 with (Bonus No.8), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1St. category (i.e) match 5 lucky numbers plus Bonus No.8 Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category.
They are arranged in this format below:
CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS AND WINNING PRIZES
1st. 8 Winners, ONE MILLION USD.$1,000,000:00 each.
Your e-mail won you the prize in the 1ST category,You have therefore been approved to claim the total sum of USD$1,000,000:00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file. This is from a total cash prize of USD$8 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first Eight (8)lucky winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system,extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, corporate bodies and indidual emails that are listed online. This promotion takes place annually.
Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your USD$1,000,000:00 (One Million United States Dollars) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, Please contact your filing Officer for the filing of your winning immediately the receipt of this notification.
CONTACT:
*******************************************************************
MR HENRY KARL of the, APEX LINKS B.V.
TEL: +31-619-259-104.
FAX: +31-847-154-162.
Email:infoapexlinksbv@netscape.net
********************************************************************
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE-NETHERLANDS DAYZERS LOTTERY, INTERNET ONLINE DEPARTMENT.
Yours faithfully,
CLAUDIA KERKHOFF (MRS).
Online coordinator,
For: THE-NETHERLANDS INTERNET ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT.
========================================================================================This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager.
*Copy right 2006 Staatsloterij NL*

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