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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: NETHERLANDS ONLINE LOTTERY <nl.oline2010@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: nl.online2010@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:02:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION



THE NETHERLANDS ONLINE LOTTERY
2010 LOTTO WINNERS OF 850,000.00 POUNDS
REF. NUMBER: NL/BC7765468/WW15
COUPON NUMBER: NT/847341/WOT
AWARD NUMBERS: NL 56/7766
EMAIL TICKET NUMBERS: EAASL-130877
BATCH NUMBERS: MC11/834/8PDH /EU
THE FILE REFERENCE NUMBERS: HL/5574/41/09/MICS
SERIAL NUMBERS: NLLO/006/NL46560
 
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
 
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A CASH PRIZE OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS (850,000.00) FROM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM HELD ON SATURDAY THE 10TH OF APRIL 2010 IN THE NETHERLANDS.
 
YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED TO CLAIM A TOTAL SUM OF 850,000 IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE EAAL/9080118308/04. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR LUCKY WINNING NUMBERS FALL WITHIN LONDON THE UNITED KINGDOM BOOKLET REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN LONDON AS INDICATED IN YOUR COUPON. IN VIEW OF THIS, YOUR 850,000 WOULD BE RELEASED TO YOU BY AN ACCREDITED COMMERCIAL BANK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
 
OUR AGENT IN LONDON WILL IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE THE PROCESS TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT THEIR OFFICE. TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CORRESPONDING AGENT IN LONDON IMMEDIATELY YOU READ THIS MESSAGE SO THAT THE WILL GUIDE YOU ON HOW TO APPLY FOR YOUR CLAIM: -
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE, CONTACT OUR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT:
 
MR. VAN DIRK:
CONTACT EMAIL: nl.online2010@gmail.com
PHONE NUMBER: +44-7005-9214-33
 
KINDLY FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION/PROCESSING FORM BELOW EMAIL IT TO HIM!
 
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY/STATE:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
TEL NO:
FAX:
OCCUPATION:
AMOUNT WON:
REF. NUMBER:
COUPON NUMBER:
 
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE FROM ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THIS PROGRAM TO ALL THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WON THIS LOTTERY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM.
 
SINCERELY,
WALTERS GERVAAS. A (JR)
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 680 NCA 859148
THE NETHERLANDS ONLINE LOTTERY
HTTP://WWW.LOTTO.NL/



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