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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: <newdut.holland@virgilio.it>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:59:11 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: NEW DUTCH HOLLAND (XMAS EDITION )

NEW DUTCH HOLLAND (XMAS EDITION )
FROM MR. ANDREW SMITH.
(LOTTERY
COORDINATOR)

Dear Sir/Madam,


We are pleased to inform you that as a
result of our recent lottery draw held on the 17 th December 2005. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial
number 652-662 failed to draw lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45, which
consequently didn't win anything. You have therefore not been approved
for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (Euros)(One Million Euros only)
Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000
companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and websites.


This promotional program takes place every
year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the
Sultan of Brunei; Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate
organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and
computers worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that
you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have
been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants. We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD50 million slot.

You are requested
to contact our Lottery coordinator below to assist you with your
winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claimed not
later than one month after the date of this notice. Please note, in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.


Congratulations once more and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY
DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,


MR.
ANDREW SMITH.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
EMMAL:newdutchh@zwallet.com
NEW
DUTCH HOLLAND (XMAS EDITION )
FROM MR. ANDREW SMITH.
(LOTTERY
COORDINATOR)

Dear Sir/Madam,


We are pleased to inform you that as a
result of our recent lottery draw held on the 17 th December 2005. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial
number 652-662 failed to draw lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45, which
consequently didn't win anything. You have therefore not been approved
for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (Euros)(One Million Euros only)
Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000
companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and websites.


This promotional program takes place every
year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the
Sultan of Brunei; Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate
organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and
computers worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that
you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have
been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants. We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD50 million slot.

You are requested
to contact our Lottery coordinator below to assist you with your
winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claimed not
later than one month after the date of this notice. Please note, in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.


Congratulations once more and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY
DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,


MR.
ANDREW SMITH.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
EMMAL:newdutchh@zwallet.com

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