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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: stella halen <stella@shalen.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 00:01:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT: MR.VAN DAN SER ON THIS EMAIL FOR YOUR PAYMENT


CONTACT: MR.VAN DAN SER ON THIS EMAIL FOR YOUR PAYMENT
FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
DE NEDERLANDSE STAATSLOTERIJ
THE NETHERLANDS.
www.staatsloterij.nl
INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
We are pleased to announce you as one of the lucky winners in the StaaatsLoterij Email Lottery draw held today the 4th October, 2006.All winning Email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails from Internet Service Provider Companies.Your email address emerged as a category 2 winner in this year's Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of Five Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand,One Hundred and Eighty Three Euros only (572,183.00 Euros).In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence with your claims officer.
1. BATCH:11021894-SL-06
2.The file Ref number: SL231/637/4575
Please contact the underlisted claims officer via this email:vandanser20061@netscape.net, as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr Van Dan Ser
CLAIMS OFFICER
DE NEDERLANDSE STAATSLOTERIJ
vandanser20061@netscape.net
for processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your choice. You are required to contact Mr Van Dan about the claimant procedures, send your fax and telephone to Mr Van Dan , this will enable his office to send the claims application form to you the Beneficiary.

Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform the Claims Officer as soon as possible as he is responsible for the processing of your approved file for payment.
Congratulations once again on behalf of all our staff.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs Stella Halen
(Lottery Coordinator)
Please make sure you keep your winning confidential till you have received your payment.This is to avoid double claims.Do not contact this office as your correspondence should be addressed to your claims officer above Mr Van Dan.
NB: In accordance with the DE NEDERLANDSE STAATSLOTERIJ policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to only the 35 lucky consultation 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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