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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: Torrey.Wilson@three.com.au
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 01:51:27 +1000 (EST)
Subject: LOTTO Win Notification

LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH.
Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse 2.DE-56073 Koblenz,
Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany.

Your Reference : = LRP/17-DE/1503
Batch number: LRP/10/17.

LOTTO RHEINLAND-PFALZ GMBH= WIN NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you that your email ident= ity emerged winner of EUR 2,500,000 (Two million five hundred thousand Euro)= in LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH draws for 2010 which was conducted last week.= Your email address was attached to sequential number- 07-5693 and drew the = winning numbers- 30-32-24-12-31-17.

LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH draws = was conducted from an exclusive list of 70,000,000 e-mail addresses picked b= y an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet as p= art of our international promotions program which we conduct every year.
To begin your claims, please contact your funds release manager, Mr. Wa= lters Fehlman of the Paying insurance company through his contact details be= low;

Mr. Walters Fehlman,
Zurich Management Services Limited,
P= rofessional and Risk Services Manager,
Phone: +44 702 406 6941.
Fax: += 44 870 490 8013.
Email: z.mgt@mail.mn

For more information and rem= ittance details.

To avoid unnecessary complications or delay, edeavou= r to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with you= r claims agent.

Yours truly,
Mr. Torrey Wilson,
Managing Direct= or,
LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH.
Germany.

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