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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: "Your email was selected (won)" <postlott2007@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:14:43 -0200
Subject: Your email was selected (won)

MEGA JACKPOT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Paleisstraat 5,
2514 JA, DEN HAAG.
The Netherlands.
Official website: www. staatsloterij.nl
Emails: megajack2007@aol.nl
" : webnet2007@aim.com


The Dutch Mega-jackpot Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij) was launched in
1989. It aims to support organizations working to create a fairer, greener
world by raising funds and increasing public awareness with the help of a
lottery. Today, the Dutch Mega-Jackpot Lottery is Holland's biggest and most
popular charitable lottery and supports 53 charity organizations'. Since its
launch in 1989, the lottery has paid out more than 2 billion euros to its
beneficiaries.

Congratulations!!! You have just Won.
Dear Winner,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of your email,
selected by our computer ballot system here in the Netherlands.
We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winning
attraction of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD 800,000.00)

Entering Date: 14th of August 2007.
Ref #: NL/06**07
Batch #: 537/77/07NL
Lottery #: NL/07/06/901

Send this winning information to file for your claims; please do contact
the claiming department, with the email address below.
**********************************************
Mr. Hanny kopman
Tel.: +31- 630-924-978
Fax: +31 -84 -759 -9744
Email: megajack2007@aol.nl
**********************************************

Remember, all winning must be claim not later than 30 Days. After this date
all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited. Please, in order to avoid
unnecessary delay and complications remember to quote personal and winning
numbers in all correspondence with us .Congratulations once again from all
members of MEGA-JACKPOT LOTTERY N.L. Thank you for being part of our
promotional program of this year's winners, Send the following..


(i) Your names..
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address /Country
(iv) Your winning information
(v) Quote amount won.


Congratulations, once again.
Yours in service,
Ms, Kane Marcus.

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