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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: "claims loto" <claims_loto272@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:56:14 +0200
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL HAS WON 400,000.00 EURO

STAATSLOTERIJ NL 2006
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
Laan Van Hoornwijk 55,
2289 DG Rijswijk.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
www.staatsloterij.nl

REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Dear Winner,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
STAATSLOTERIJ LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AWARD.

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First
Category, which is part of our promotional draws held on 15th July, 2006.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 names and email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part
of our International Promotions Program.

Your name and e-mail address, attached to ticket number 50941465206-529,
with serial number 5772-54 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and
consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a
lump sum pay out of (€400,000.00) Four Hundred Thousand Euros Only, which is
the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize
money from 2,200,000.00 shared among the six winners in this category
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with the paying -out Bank.

In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public
notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and
your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no
participants of this program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. To
file for your claim, please contact the fiduciary agent.

***********************************************
DR.RUUD VAN Bosh OF THE (SUN TRUST N.V)
35, DAMRAK 1104EA AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS.
E-mail:suntrustnv4@netscape.net
E-mail:suntrustnv@mail2world.com
Tel: +31-619-716-922
Fax: +31-616-755-792

***********************************************
For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch
numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours.
MRS. ELIZABETH MOUS.
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR.)

_________________________________________________________________
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