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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: "Marie De Boer" <marie.boer@runbox.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:37:20 +1100
Subject: Dutch Staatsloterij

THE ROYAL DUTCH STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT REF Number: STT/231-ILGI0431/05 BATCH No: DH/15/096/TVFS TICKET No: 20511465463-7644 SERIAL No: 472-9768-98 LUCKY No: 79-2-15-24-34-40-11 THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT Tel: 0800 124 7151 (toll free) Dutch office +31(0)617 481 818 (local tariff) English office Email: staatsloterij@europe.com Website: www.staatsloterij.nl Dear Winner, THE ROYAL DUTCH STAATSLOTERIJ PRIZE AWARDS We are pleased to inform you of the result of our Seasonal Lottery Winners International programs held on the 31st of December, 2010. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 20511465463-7644 with Serial number 472-9768-98 drew the lucky numbers 79-2-15-24-34-40-11, which consequently won in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of € 1.280.000. (One Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros Only).This is from a total cash prize of € 6.400, 000 (Six Million, Four Hundred Thousand Euros) shared amongst Five Lucky Winners of the first category. CONGRATULATIONS!! This is a promotional by The Dutch Authorities and this happens to be the biggest lottery program in the Netherlands. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000 companies and 5,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world, as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct several times a year. Be informed that your documents must pass through the authorities to obtain a clearance, which shall be attached to your document in readiness for the subsequent onward transfer of your winnings into your nominated bank account within 48 hours of completion of the authentication. Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has been processed and notarized and your certificate of award obtained. This is in conformity with the lottery claim regulations and security protocol of the Netherlands Gaming Control Board. All winnings must be claimed not later than 21st january, 2011. After this date all unclaimed funds will be channeled to the Dutch Security Vault as unclaimed funds. Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified. All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims process. For further information on this, please contact the above mentioned claims department. Also ensure that you take proper note of every correspondence as we will not be held responsible should there be any complications during procedures due to laxity on your part. Congratulations once more from the Royal Dutch land. Yours truly, Mrs. Marie de Boer Games/ Lottery Coordinator. The Royal Dutch Staatsloterij (Staatsloterij is a registerednlottery program of the Royal Dutch Authority. Est.1876, Kvk.699472.Act 120/99) all rights reserved. NOTE: BEWARE OF FRAUDSTERS, DON’T MAKE PAYMENTS UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT, BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION. (TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY APPLY)

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