419 scam: "Netherland Lottery Promotion 2007" <contact_mrs_marygrant@yahoo.com.hk> REF: EL3/9318/04!!!

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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 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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +31626515470 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- contact_2007lottetyoffice01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Netherland Lottery Promotion 2007" <contact_mrs_marygrant@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:40:33 -1200
Subject: REF: EL3/9318/04!!!

Government Lottery Promotion NL
WAMEPLEIN 23/25, AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS
REF: EL3/9318/04
BATCH: 8/163/EL
Attn:Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners
International programs held on the 8th Of september 2007,
Your e-mail
addressattached to ticket number 653164251591-6011 with
serial number
7321410,batch number 151085135,lottery ref number 6376527711
and drew
lucky numbers 4-9-17-36-44-78 which consequently won in the
1st
category,you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of
1.500,000.00 Euros (One Million, Five HundredThousand Euros)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To file for your claim, please fill the enclosed form and
send it by
email to out lottery paying officer for the processing for
your claim
with the informatin below:
MR.PAUL HINTS
Remittance Department Director,
TEL:0031-626-515-470
Fax:0031-847-238-267
EMAIL:contact_2007lottetyoffice01@yahoo.com.hk
===================================================================
FULL NAME:?
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:?
OCCUPATION:?
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:?
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:?
TEL NO:?
EMAIL:?
TICKET NUMBER:?
BATCH NUMBER:?
AMOUNT WON:?
OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS:?
I.......................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT
THE ABOVE
DATA ARE TRUE AND IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES MY
NEXT OF A
KIN HAS RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNING. GAL PROMOTIONS
SHALL ACT AS
MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF MY FUNDS TO ME
DATE:
Yours Sincerely,
MRS.Mary Grant,
Secretary
www,lotto.nl

THE NETHERLANDS
REF: EL3/9318/04
BATCH: 8/163/EL
Attn:Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners
Internationalprograms held on the 8th Of september 2007,
Your e-mail
address attached to ticketnumber 653164251591-6011 with
serial
number7321410,batch number 151085135,lottery ref number
6376527711
and drew lucky numbers 4-9-17-36-44-78 which consequently
won in
the 1st category,you have therefore been approved for a
lump sum
pay out of1.500,000.00 Euros (One Million, Five
HundredThousand Euros)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To file for your claim, please fill the enclosed form and
send it by
email to our lottery paying officer for the processing for
your
claimwith the information below:

MR.PAUL HINTS
Remittance Department Director,
TEL:0031-626-515-470
Fax:0031-847-238-267
EMAIL:contact_2007lottetyoffice01@yahoo.com.hk

FULL NAME:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
TEL NO:
TICKET NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:
EMAIL:

Yours Sincerely,
MRS.Mary Grant.

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