419 scam: "De Nederlandse Staatsloterij."<fund.releasedpt@live.co.uk> Lotto NL

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +31617203184 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.markvanbushnell@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "De Nederlandse Staatsloterij." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.markvanbushnell@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:04:02 +0100
Subject: Lotto NL

Lotto NL (Stichting De Nationale Sporttotalisator)
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk
Den Haag ? the Netherlands
Website: http://www.lotto.nl/

Dear Internet User

We are pleased to notify you the "Winner" of our Internet Lottery draws organizes by Lotto Nederland your
email address is a winner of 1,952,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Eur) attach to
E-Ticket No: 0042637(35-45) is a winner in our Sweepstake Promotion conduct by De Nederland’s Lotto,
This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services and all email addresses entered for this
promotional draws were randomly selected from an internet resource database of registered software and
domain users.

For easy verification of your email payment file you are advice to provide our claim agent with the under
listed details via his email address:

(1). Full Names:
(2). Tel/Fax Numbers:
(3). E-mail Address:
(4). E-Ticket No:
(5). Occupation:
(6). Nationality:

Your Winning Details:
Category: A
Payment Batch No: 587/RC76JD
E-Ticket No: 00481237(AA-4A5)
File Ref No: CLN/NL-5/02CD
Amount Won: 1,952,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Eur)

To file and verify your winning claim, you be advice to establish contact with the claims agent via e-mail with
the particulars requested for verification.

Mr. Mark Van Bushnell
Claims and Account Head,
Tel: 0031-617-203-184
Fax: 0031-84-724-3225
Email: mr.markvanbushnell@yahoo.com.hk

NOTE: Please be warned, your winning and its entire information are to be kept strictly confidential, this is to
avoid abuse of this program by other internet user who uses the Name of this company for unscrupulous
activities and double claiming of Winning entitlement because of insecurity of winning information on the
part of the beneficiaries. Always call us to ensure you are dealing with the right office.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Harry V Dirk
Promotions Co-ordinator

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