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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: VAN GOGH <vangogh231@yahoo.de>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:40:39 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


CONTACT EMAIL:van_claimsagent2000@yahoo.de
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the NL
National Lottery/International Promotions programs held on the 20th day
of july, 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 98,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & Sout America as part of our
international promotions program conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you
will take part in our end of year lotto jackpot of 1.3 Billion
International Lottery.
You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET No: 715 – 4 – 7207-NL,
SERIAL No: 39- 02 – DNL drew the
LUCKY No: 04, 07, 29, 30, 42, 44, 39 and
REFERENCE No: ASL- WF97 – 5G3
BATCH No: OX9T – 7T5T – D3N

As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting
system where only email addresses are soughted, from a total numbers of
30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe.
After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions
Program consequently won in the second Category. You have therefore been
awarded a lump sum pay out of US$5,000,000.00 in cash, which is the
winning payout for second categories winners. This is from the total
prize money of US$46,000,000.00 shared among the eight international
winners in the SECOND category.
You have to contact the (VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT) for
immediate remittance; Your E-mail address won the lucky number.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until the entire 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 of this program. Required by the
(NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ NETHERLANDS).
We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year (2006) high stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to 13 million Euros, we hope
that with a part of your prize you will participate and to begin your
claims process please contact your claims agent. Customer Service Unit,

NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTERIJ NL.
CONTACT PERSON: Van K.Gogh (MR)
TEL: +31-619-026-083
FAX: +31-205-248-266
EMAIL: van_claimsagent2000@yahoo.de
WEBSITE: www.lotto.nl

Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claim
agent, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claim
agent and also provide them with your valid means of your personal
identification with a copy of this awards notification for references.
Yours truly,
Ickenroth LaRoche (Dr),
THE LOTTERY NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V.
VAN EEGHENSTRAAT 70,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. n FREE account and start receiving your eMail.

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