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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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Fraud email example:

From: "promotionsmanager" <cyber_nl@fastermail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:45:10 +1100
Subject: Cyber lotto Draws Results 2005


FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"B\" WINNER

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE:BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws of De Lotto Netherlands
International Lottery programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 100,000 e-mail addresses of
individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet from
various continents of the world.No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot,your e-mail
address emerged as one of two winners in the category
\"B\" with the following:

Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI

Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005

Ticket Number: 54866235

You as well as the other winners are therefore to
receive a cash prize of ?:500,000.00.(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS)
each from the total payout of ?1,500,000.00 Euro in
category "B".

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail
address and will be transferred to you upon meeting
our requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings
you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited
claims agent for category \"B\" winners with the

information below:

Mr.Jan Van Dalen

Financial Director,

Netherlands Development Finance Company,

1104 kE Poort Bijlmerplein

Amsterdam,Netherlands.

E-mail:janvdalen2005nl@netscape.net

Tel:31-617-582-414

Fax:31-205-248-664

NOTE:All winnings must be claimed not later than 30
days.After this date all unclaimed funds would be
included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the
general public especially your reference and ticket
numbers.(This is important as a case of double claims
will not be entertained).

Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the
affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Mildred Hugo

Games/Lottery Coordinator.

De Lotto Netherlands International

www.delottonl.com





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