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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: "Nationale Postcode Loterij" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boarduk19@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:50:44 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your E-mail Has Won €1,000,000.00 Euro In The Nationale Postcode Loterij 2010 Pro

Nationale Postcode Loterij
website: www.postcodeloterij.nl
Results For First Category
Postbus 636-5930 AM
Terneuzen,Holland.

Attention: Winner,

We are happy to announce that your email has won our NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ DRAWS.This makes you a
proud winner of € 1,000,000.00 {one Million Euro}.The selection process was carried out through random
selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail
addresses of individuals and corporate bodies {internet users} drawn from all the continents of the world
and your email address came out as one of our 20 lucky winners.

This lottery is conducted by NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ in conjunction with Euro lottery
regulatory committee, United Kingdom Lottery Board and Yahoo-Microsoft Online Board.

To claim your prize.

You are to contact Mr. Christopher Lemmon our fiduciary agent:
Email: boarduk19@yahoo.com.hk

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information's as soon as possible:

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Occupation:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Nationality:
7. Country of Residence:
8. Telephone Number:

Payment Option:

Tick an option below which suits you best for the remittance of your prize money to you.

1. Courier delivery of certified winning cheque (....)
2. Transfer of prize money via online bank transfer (....)


Congratulations from all members of our staff.

NOTE: ALL CORRESPONDENCES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO (boarduk19@yahoo.com.hk).


This email is registered and sent only to a certified Nationale Postcode Loterij
promo winner.

You are to keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim
has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid issues of friends or
relatives trying to claim prize money on the rightful winner's behalf.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and associates.Accept our
hearty congratulations once again.

PAMELA ANN (MRS.)
DIRECTOR; CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
TEL/FAX: +31 (0) 84 740 8620

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