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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: "Free Casino Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimsmanager07@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:11:40 +0200
Subject: REF No: NL/BC3461468/WW17

FREE CASINO LOTTERY
HOOFDORP 640,
2132 MK NOORD HOLLAND,
NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
FREE CASINO LOTTERY NETHERLANDS.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF No: NL/BC3461468/WW17
COUPON NO: NL/846341/WOP


Dear Prize Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

This email confirms that you have been notified of by the DE FREE CASINO
LOTTO BV DE Netherlands of your email lottery winning for 2011 FREE CASINO
LOTTO-Wheel E-game held on 18th April, 2011.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system
drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in every
four years for our prominent MS WORD user all over the world, and for the
continues use of E-mail

Lottery Group: 02 Prize Group
Prize Amount: 1.500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only)

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department
by email or call for processing and remittance of your prize money to You.
Your assigned claims Director Contact is:

Lottery Claims Officer
Name: Mr. Van Dirk
Email: claimsmanager07@aim.com
Tel: 0031-684-561-881
Fax: 0031-84-732-1482

NB: You are to keep your ref. number and coupon number from the public,
until you have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.
We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and
the use of MS WORD.

All response should be sent to:claimsmanager07@aim.com

Yours truly,

Mrs. Maria Heinz
International Relation Officer.



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