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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: "Mrs Renie Schenkus." <schenis1974@aim.com>
Reply-To: jan001burma@aim.com
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:34:06 +0200
Subject: EU online Award Program! Congratulations !!


EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM(NETHERLANDS CLAIMS DEPT.)
NederlandsLottery/Superlotto Extra award promo.
Add:kerkstraat 30,3528 BJ Utrecht the netherlands.
Tel:+31 204 16 6886/operation sevice line
Fax:+31 208 90 8521
Tel/Fax:+31 346 74 1023
Tel:+31 847-38 2274/Tol service line 65ct/min
Sir/Madam,
DRAW ! DRAW !! DRAW !!!
{From the Office Desk of Mrs Renie Schenkus.The Vice President of "Nederlands =
Loterij" "Superlotto" internationale online Award program,The Netherlands}.
In all due Honor and Anticipation ,We proudly announce the results of the =93=
Nederlands Loterij=94 superlotto 2007 extra award program, Held in the =
Dutch-Kingdom ,on the 17th August 2007. Your Email address emerged top =
recognition amongst selected 4 others in the category =91A=92 winners of the =
=93Nederlands Loterij=94 Superlotto extra international Award Program.You are =
therefore, been approved to claim a total huge sum pay-out of 1 Million =
Euros (=801,000,000.00},only)!credited to File:NLSL/005/AQ307,this is from a =
total cash prize of EURO 10 million to be shared amongst five selected =
lucky winners.
HOW WAS THE SELECTION PROCESS DONE ?.
We are much delighted to inform you that, there were no tickets sold, the =
initial lots were online generated. Winners were randomly selected from an =
initial database of 500,000 emails which was eventually downsized to 5,000 =
from which we eventually selected the final and lucky Five. The lots were =
drawn through a hybrid of International Lottery & Totalizator Systems =
(ILTS),secure online processor,selecting emails from The Middle =
East,Asia,Africa,
Canada, Europe, U.S.A and South America. The Total sum of =801,000,000.00 =
euros(One Million euros) Deposited afixed with the Payment Bank will be =
released to you by any of our foreign payment offices in Europe. Our European =
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your =
funds as soon as you forward your receipt.For security reasons, you are =
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is =
processed and your money remitted to you in your Country. This is part of our =
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and Unwarranted abuse of this =
program. Please be warned.To ensure a smooth collection of your GRAND PRIZE, =
You are to contact Your FIDUCIARY CLAIM AGENT as instructed in this mail via, =
EMAIL/FAX {see below} within a week of receiving this notice .Hence your =
Agent will provide you with more information as you reciprocate our =
Notification to you,this is as a result of abuse of this Program =
Congratulations !please find full contact / winning details below;
OPERATIONS SERVICE MANAGER;
Mr Jan Buurman,
ADD:kerkstraat 30 ,3528 BJ Utrecht
THE NETHELANDS.
Email:jan001burma@aim.com
TEL: +31-624-597-185
FAX: +31-847-382-274
Control Number:NLSL/005/AQ307
Batch Number:01#Q30-6542
Ticket Number:1.3. 7.10 .32.39.
We hereby notify that all winning lottery information and numbers are =
confidential and should be kept as such. We are progressing towards avoiding =
mis-manipulation,-appropriation and abuse of this program by unscrupulous =
individuals. Do not reply to this e-mail, please contact your Claim=92s Agent =
as soon as instructed above. Claims of award Prize starts from date of =
receipt of mail 20th august ,why all prize money must be claimed not later =
than (7) Seven days from the date of receipt of mail .The weekends and =
non-working Days are exclusive.
On behalf of all our staff in =93Nederlands Loterij=94Superlotto extra Online =
Award Program, the Netherlands lottery draw, accept my Congratulations!
Best Regards,
Mrs Renie Schenkus.
{Vice-President)
E-MAIL:schenis1974@aim.com
N.B:User Guide: Lotto
1. Please quote the numbers attached to your lottery payment order, in all =
correspondence with the claims officer.2. You must contact the appointed =
agent with your Full Names, ContactTelephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile =
Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of =
your prize.3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear =
an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance =
Certificate from the Court here in Netherlands which is in accordance with =
the European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery =
Winners.Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will affect Payment Swiftly upon =
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary =
agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information =
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. Be =
informed that the deadline to claim your winning prize money is
28TH OF AUGUST 2007.
The =93Nederlands Lotterij=94 Superlotto draw is held once in a year and is =
so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We =
are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than =
150 countries worldwide. To claim your winning prize you are to contact the =
appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your =
winnings:CONGRATULATIONS!!! ONCES MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
OF,GTECH ,LOTOMATICA ,GRUPPO LOTTOMATICA ,EIL AND MICROSOFT COOPERATION TO =
ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL =
LOTTERY PROGRAM.OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT =
AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.
SINCERELY,

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