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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: "DELOTTO NETHERLANDS" <award_winners_delottonl@companysets.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:36:55 +0000
Subject: RE: 30 Years Anniversary Awards!


RE: 30 Years Anniversary Awards!

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LOTTO NL



RE: 30 Years Anniversary Awards!

You are a winner,

We are celebrating our thirtieth anniversary this year and to mark this special occasion we are launching our first international program, The 30 Years Anniversary Awards! To make it special Lotto nl is giving away Thirty million Dollars. We intend to make thirty families millionaires this year with our 30 Years Anniversary Awards program.

We want to make this year special for you and all the more memorable by giving you One Million Dollars!
Yes, $ 1, 000, 000, 00.

From the results of the 30 Years Anniversary Awards draw that took place on the 20TH of February 2006.
Lotto nl is proud to announce, that you have been chosen to receive $1, 000, 000, 00 in our 30 Years Anniversary Awards promotion. Winners are selected via their email address and your email has come out as one of the winners. With this we say CONGRATULATION$.

This is an independent promotion and is unconnected to any publication. No purchase necessary. Any entries without valid collection numbers will be declared void.
All winnings must be claimed not later than the 15th of March 2006. After this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void. Claimants must be over 21years. All entries must adhere to the 30 Years Anniversary Awards eligibility/claim rules stated in our official rules. You will receive the 30 Years Anniversary Awards!’ claim rules when you file your claim.

This program is strictly for international participants and all Dutch residents are exempt from participation.

NOTE: Being that you were selected via your email address and to avoid double claims your winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal representation, so you will be referred to an independent lawyer acting as a referee to assist in this process. The notarization is essential to create a legal link between you and your email address. You are responsible for the legal charges for the notarization of the claim and the acquisition of the certificate of award.


When replying provide the following:
Name:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Tel number:
To file for your claim, please contact our /your processing agent
Mr. M. de Bruijne.
Email: debruijnedprt@netscape.net


Kindly remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
REF Number: AXRE/08-IL1131/06
BATCH No: AMRE/15/057/TFS


Finally, we call on you to make sure that you save a copy of this mail because you might be called upon to produce it at anytime and do note your reference numbers clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications in this transaction due to negligence on your part.
Congratulations once more from all of us at Lotto nl and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Management
Lotto nl.

NOTICE: You have received this message from lotto nl prize dept. because you have visited one of our sponsored sites and have voluntarily given your email address to receive mails from their sponsors.If you wish to be taken out of this list do not reply to this mail, reply to the agent with the words remove. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print or copy any part of this message. If you believe you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies of it from your system and notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail. Thank you.


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