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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: RHEINLAND-PFALZ AWARD <lrp@awards.de>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:22:33 -0200
Subject: Lotto Win Notification.


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LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz Gmbh.
Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse 2.
DE-56073 Koblenz,
Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany.

Reference No: LRP/17-DE/1503
Batch number: LRP/10/17.

Congratulations!

We are pleased to inform you that your email identity emerged winner of €
2,500,000 (Two million five hundred thousand Euro) in LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz
Gmbh draws for 2010 which was conducted last week. Your email address was
attached to sequential number- 07-5693 and drew the winning numbers-
30-32-24-12-31-17.

To begin your claims, Please contact your funds release manager, Mr.
Walters Fehlman of the Paying insurance company through his email contact
details below;

Mr. Walters Fehlman,
Zurich Management Services Limited,
Professional and Risk Services Manager,
Phone: 00 44 702 406 6941
Fax: 00 44 870 490 8013
Email: zurichltd@mail.mn

For more information and release details.

To avoid unnecessary complications or delay, edeavour to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your claims agent.

Yours truly,
Mr. Hans-Peters Schossler.
Managing director,
LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz Gmbh.
Germany.

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