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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: "YOU HAVE WON" <lottery111@lottery.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:37:38 +1000
Subject:

www.lotto.nl
Suite 120 1007
South/Zuld, 1NL
Meppo Holland
(Customer Services)
Ref: NL/8161/99
Batch: NL/BE12-11

Government Accredited Licensed lottery promoters.
International Promotions/Prize Award Department
Login to Website: www.lotto.nl


We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
national lottery held on the 7th June, 2006. All 10 winning addresses
wererandomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your
email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this
yearLotto. NL game drawConsequently, you have therefore been approved for a
total pay out of 1,000,000 (one million Euros) only. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference

number and batch numbers:

1, Batch 9484-9006-0076
2, Ref: 637409467-Nll
3, lucky numbers 1-0960-31-444

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. Inview of this, your 1,000,000 (One Million Euros) would be
released to
you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact
Advocate Steven cox
Tel: +31 -630 143 359
Fax: +31-84-722-8603
Email:bejesbejescom@netscape.net
law & Associates

This will enable the office of law & asscociates to send the claims
application form (A4) to you the Beneficiary.you can confirm your
winningswhen you Login to Website: www.lotto.nl
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Please be warned. Remember, all winnings must be
claim not later than June 20th, 2006, after this date, unclaimed funds
willbe returned to the Lotto. NL

CONGRATULATIONS!
CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
Advocate Steven cox
Tel: +31 -630 143 359
Fax: +31-84-722-8603
Email:bejesbejescom@netscape.net
law & Associates
Note:Send all your reply to bejesbejescom@netscape.net

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Maria Van Boer
Online coordinator
Sweepstakes International Program.




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