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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: "lotto.nl" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rg.legal@aol.nl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:03:58 +0200
Subject: Attn: Lottery Winner (Your Ticket Number 17/324/113)

Attn: Winner

Following the results of Online Award draws recently concluded we are pleased to inform you that your email address emerged as one of the lotto.nl online lucky winners from a total of $10,000,000:00 USD. Therefore, you have been approved to receive the sum of $1,000,000:00 USD with winning ticket number 17/324/113.

We recommend you to contact the certified accredited and verification agency below.

Mr. Artje Roelin
Herengract 414 1017 CC Amsterdam
Tel: +31 686 086 186
Fax: +31 847 224 016
Email: rg.legal@aol.nl

Your are required to fulfil as follows;

1. Your full name
2. Your telephone number
3. Winning reference number

Best Regards,

Mrs. Yvonne Zwanette

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