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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: "DE NETHERLAND LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD DEPT"
<info_denetherlandlottery05@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:08:40 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATIONS!!!

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" 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 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual
and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet.No tickets
were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your
e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the
category "A" with the following:

Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number:26371545-LNI/2005
Ticket Number:54866235

You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of 1,500.00.(ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) Your prize awards has been
insured with your e-mail address and will be transfered
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 "A"winners with the informatiom
below:

Mr. Robort Van Paul
Financial Director,
Netherlands Development Finance Company,
De Amsterdamse
Poort Bijlmerplein
888 1102 MG Amsterdam
1000 BV Amsterdam
E-mail:fiduciary_rvpaul@excite.com
Phone number +31-649-208-996
Fax number:+31-84-718-9627



NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 15
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. Caroline Van Smith
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
De Lotto Netherlands International
all response should be mail to
agent_robortvpaul@excite.com


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