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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: "NATIONAL STAATSLOTERIJ.NL" <natstaatsnl@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:15:12 +0200
Subject: Your Email Won Prize Lottery.

NATIONAL STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
Paleisstraat 5, 2514 JA Den Haag.
THE Netherlands.

REF: YPL/4249859609/WX5
BATCH: GLV/91663/AU
SECURITY CODE:W-91238-H-67/B5

ATTN; LUCKY WINNER,


We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the STAATLOTERIJ NL
INTERNATIONALPROMOTION PROGRAME, held on the 27th of March 2006. You were entered as an
independent client with:Reference Number: YPL/4249859609/WX5,and Batch Number:
GLV/91663/AU.Your email address attached to the ticket number:46938 that drew the lucky winning
number, which consequently won the loterij in the second category,in four parts.You have been
approved for a payment of €1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EURO) in cash credited to file reference
number:HPL/4247159609/WP2.This is from a total cash prize of TEN MILLION EURO Shared among
the 10 international winners that won the second categories.
Congratulations!!!
All participants were selected through a Multi-international computer ballot system drawn from
98,000(Ninety-Eight Thousand) names of email users around the world,as part of our international
promotion programme.Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this
Winning Prize award personal, till your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted individual taking advantage
of the situation by other participants or impersonators. To begin your claim, do file for the release of your
winning by contacting our accredited Licensed Fiducial/Claims Agent:

MR. MARK HUNTER.
Licensed Fiducial/Claims Agent to STAATLOTERIJ NL,
Tel: +31 644 753 805.
Fax: +31 847 438 364.

Reply Email:dgaconsults@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners will be referred to a
Licensed Fiducial/Claims Agent to STAATLOTERIJ NL, to have their winnings notarized.Winners are to
cover the processing and admistrative tax charges and not STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Mr Hans Hunter is your Licensed
Fiducial/Claims Agent, and he is responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings fund to
you.YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91238-H-67/B5 (keep personal) Remember,your winning
must be claimed not later than One week. After this date,funds might be returned as
unclaimed.Furthermore,should there be any change in your address, do inform your Licensed
Fiducial/Claims Agent as soon as possible.

Yours Truly,

MRS. SARAH.VAN.HENK.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.You are advice
to Contact your Licensed Fiducial/Claims Agent :

Mr.Mark Hunter.
Email Address: dgaconsults@netscape.net

www.staatsloterij.nl

WARNING: It has come to our attention that fraudulent emails are being sent out from the Netherlands
by some group of people. These emails are NOT from Staatsloterij -wheel Email-games or the Multi-State
Lottery Association. These emails may claim that the recipient has won a prize in Staatsloterij -wheel
Email-games, the Netherlands Staatsloterij or some other non-existent international version of
Staatsloterij. These emails may include our name, our logo and links to a copy of an old staatsloterij web
page as we are working seriously to ensure security on
our web page.

In accordance with the staatsloterij -wheel E-games policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched
directly to only the 10 lucky consolation prize Winners. This notification also contains information that is
proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right
recipient whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning information's you
are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.

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