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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: "www.lotto.nl" <electronlotreij1@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:29:29 +1100
Subject: WINNINGS

De Lotto (Electronic Lotreij)
Postbus 3074
2280 GB Rijswijk
The Netherlands

REF: EL3/9318/06
BATCH: 8/163/EL

Dear Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs in which your e-mail address was attached to ticket
number 653164251591-6011 with serial number 7321410,batch number
151085135,lottery ref number 6376527711 and draw lucky numbers
4-5-14-22-25-31-43 which won a lump sum pay out of One Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Euros.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over Forty Thousand company's and Twenty Million individual email addresses
and names from all over the world.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by
Association of software producers.

To file for your claim, please contact our paying officer:

Dr. Daniel Goldsmith,
Remittance Department Director,
TEL NO +31 649 304 003
FAX NO +31 847 196 350
Email:electronlotreij@netscape.net

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

Note: Anybody under the age of Eighteen is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Mary Rowland,
For Management.




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