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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: =?iso-8859-2?Q?=22Zden=ECk_Rybka=22?= <ept.servis@iol.cz>
Reply-To: ashleymoore783@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:57:23 GMT
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!




YOU WON CALL TO CONFIRM
ONLINE NOTIFICATION OF WINNING
The Netherlands National Lottery=2C

wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of our Ten(10) Star Pr=
ize Winner =


of the online=2EInternational Awareness Promotion (IAP) held 28th of Nov=
ember 2008 in =


Netherlands=2E
This makes you the proud owner of a prize of (2=2C500=2C000=2E00 Dollas=2E=
) To begin =


processing of your prize=2E Contact claims officer via below information=
s=3A
******************************
Name=3A Mr Ashley Moore
Tel=3A +31-633 664 359
Fax=3A +31 84 746 0252
Email=3A ashleymoore783=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk
******************************
Contact him=2C with your=2C =


REF Number=3A TKP/231-PLGI/0541/08
BATCH No=3A IEU/15/096/QYNL
TICKET No=3A20511456462-7655
SERIAL No=3A472-9758-77
LUCKY No=3A8-66-97-22-NL-208

Also provide listed informations=3A

Names=3A =

Address=3A =

Sex=3A =

Marital Status=3A
Age=3A =

Occupation=3A =

Phone no=3A
Country=3A

Sincerely yours=2C
Mrs Zden=ECk Rybka
Lottery Coordinator

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