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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: "postinfo2001@go.com" <postinfo2001@go.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:32:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT!!



NATIONAL POSTCODE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ANDPROMOTIONS (E-MAIL BALLOT SECTION)VAN EEGENSTRAAT 70,POST CODE 1122GK,AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE,AWARD DEPT.SCFN: GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.Attn:We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 27th OCTOBER,2005of the NATIONAL POSTCODE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PROMOTIONS,NETHERLANDS held on the 24th OCTOBER,2005.Your email address attached to the Ticket No:1001-58255563-2285 with SerialNo:8888/03 drew from the Lucky No:02-22-00-66-99-85-52-12-36-50,which consequently won the lottery in the FIRST category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS(750,000.00 EUROS) in cash credited to security file number GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.This is from a total cash prize of (EUR 3.Million)shareamong four individuals in this category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!.Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/FinanceDepartment in the security company to your name ,Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this winning a top secret from the public notice until your claims has been processed and remitted to your account as this is a part of the security protocol, to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company/individal email addresses from all over the world as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct every decade.We hope with a part of your winning ,you will take part in our NEXT year stake of EURO 20 million International Lottery Program.TO begin your claims, please contact your claim agent:NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTERIJ AGENCY:Dr.Ruud de Ruiter (Director of Operations & Foreign Transfer).TEL +31-615-273-563
Fax: +31-847-151-853
Email:postinfo10@netscape.net for processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of yourchoice. Note that all winnings must be claimed not later than 18th NOVEMBER,2005.Afterthis date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion company.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays andcomplications, please remember to quote your securityaccredited file number and batch numbers respectivelyin every correspondence with your claim agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions.Yours sincerely,Mrs Doris Phillips
Lottery Coordinator.

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