419 scam: "Lotto Nederlandse." <sweepstakes.office@lotto.nl> File Ref No: DLN/88-5/0007

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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:

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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "fundsreleaseinfo@luckymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fundsreleaseinfo@luckymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +31616661052 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lotto Nederlandse." <sweepstakes.office@lotto.nl>
Reply-To: account.fundsdept@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:21:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: File Ref No: DLN/88-5/0007

Lotto NL (stichting de Nationale Sporttotalisator)
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk
Den Haag - the Netherlands

Dear Sir/Madam,
In a bid to inform the general public and the international communities of
our lottery program, we the management of Lotto Nederlandse conducted a
free (promotional) E-mail sweepstakes using email addresses that were
randomly selected from the web via computer balloting system. Following
the successful conduct of this program on November 03, 2009, we have made
several efforts to reach you through your mailing address but to no avail,
so the management decided we contact you vial your winning email address
to notify you that your E-mail address attached to an E-Ticket No:
0042637(15-45) has won One Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand
Euros only (1,925,000) in the 1st category of our promotional sweepstake.
This promotion is sponsored by KNVB and consortiums of software companies
here in the Netherlands.

For information and claims, contact Account/Funds Department on the
Details below:
Meyer Bergmann (Dr.)
Claims and Account Head,
Tel: +31-616-661-052
Fax: +31-847-255-438
Email: fundsreleaseinfo@luckymail.com

For easy verification of your payment file, provide them with the under
listed details via this email address: fundsreleaseinfo@luckymail.com
(1). Full Names:
(2). Tel/Fax Numbers:
(3). E-mail Address:
(4). E-Ticket No:

Your winning details:
Payment Batch No: 587/9876JD
E-Ticket No: 0042637(15-45)
File Ref No: DLN/88-5/0007

NOTE: Please be warned, your winning and its entire information are to be
kept strictly confidential, this is to avoid unanticipated abuse of this
program by other internet users who might use the Name and official of
this company for unscrupulous activities and double claiming of Winning
entitlement because of insecurity of winning information on the part of
beneficiaries. In order to ensure you are dealing with the appropriate
office and to avoid complications, you are strongly advised to always call
the above telephone numbers for clarifications.

>From the entire management of Lotto Nederlandse, Congratulation and we
hope you make good use of these funds.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Maria Van Grunt.
Sweepstakes Coordinator.
Visit our website at: http://www.lotto.nl/
Copyright © 2009 Lotto NL! Inc. All rights reserved.

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