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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: "Postcodeloterij NL" <4253451te@gmail.com>
Reply-To: remitancebnkbv@aol.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:40:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Information Desk:




From Information Desk:
Lotto Center.
70,Van Eeghenstraat, 1071GK
Amsterdam,The Netherlands.

Dear Winner,

We are glad to announce your selection in our Internet Lottery draws.You
Have Won 1,500,000 Euros. 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; therefore you do not need to buy
ticket for it.

Your email address attached to Reference. Number: WIN/08/05/29673/MH and
Batch No: 57Z62188893651, drew in the 2nd category,have been approved for
the star prize of 1,500,000.00 EUROS(One Million,Five Hundred Thousand
Euros).

For further inquiry,please contact our paying Bank,with your
Name,Telephone number and your Reference Number: WIN/08/05/29673/MH ,to:
..............................

Contact Email: remitancebnkbv@aol.com
Contact Tel: +31-645-232-209
Contact Person: Dr.Josep Young.
..............................

If you are receiving this notice for the first time, Note: that because of
our commitment to ensuring that winners receive their fund, on time, that
you will continue to receive reminder until final transfer of your prize
money to your nominated account.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your wining
information confidential until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocols to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

Congratulations from our Management & Staff.

Yours faithfully,
Caroline Laroche (Co-ordinator).
www.postcodeloterij.nl

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