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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: "Mr. Van Smith" <vansmith01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:33:11 +0900
Subject: CONTACT:FOR YOUR PRIZE YOU WON LOTTO.NL

CONTACT:FOR YOUR PRIZE YOU WON LOTTO.NL

REF Number: RQA/231-ILGI0431/07

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First
Category draws of THE LOTTO NL PROMO INT We are happy to inform you that you
have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our
promotional draws.

The draws are being officially announced today 4th Mar 2007. Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International
Promotions Program. Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number
20511465463-7655, with serial number 472-9768-79 drew the lucky numbers
8-66-97-22-65-55 and consequently won in the First Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of $2.500,000,000,00
(Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), which is the winning payout for
Category A winners. This is from a total cash prize of $20,000,000.00
{Twenty Million Dollars) shared amongst the first Eight (8) lucky winners in
this category.

CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !

Your fund is now deposited with the paying 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/nonparticipants of this program.

Please contact your claim agent officer (International Remittance
Dept)immediately for due processingand remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice:
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and
Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with
claims agent.

REF Number: RQA/231-ILGI0431/07
BATCH No: UOS/15/096/IVFS
TICKET No:20511465463-7655
SERIAL No:472-9768-79
LUCKY No:8-66-97-22-65-5

To claim your funds, please contact your claim officer.


International Remittance Department.
Contact person:
Mr. Van Smith
E-mail: bvlotto@aim.com
Tel:+31-649-304-315



Your are advice to provide him with the following bellow?

Names:
Age:
Tel :
Fax:
Nationality:
REF Number:
BATCH No:
TICKET No:
SERIAL No:
LUCKY No:

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs wendy witkamp
(Lotto nl Coordinator).

N.B: All claims must be completed within 14 working days of notification.

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