419 scam: "STAAT LOTTO NL"<staatlottopromonl@yahoo.nl> CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE ASAP!!

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +31644595488 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "STAAT LOTTO NL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <staatlottonlclaimoffice@yahoo.nl>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 08:00:51 -0500
Subject: CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE ASAP!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOUR E-MAIL ID HAS WON!!!

CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE.

REFERENCE NUMBER:- LSLUK/4034/8161/04

BATCH NUMBER:- 15/011/IPD

RESULT FOR CATEGORY:- "A"

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are happy to inform you that your email have emerged a winner under the First Category of our promotion,Winners were picked by computerized system drawn from company and individual e-mail addresses worldwide.

The draw's is officially announced today 5th of February 2013.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 500,000(Five Hundred Thousand Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.

NOTE: For easy reference and notification,below are your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence to our claim Department.

REFERENCE NUMBER:- LSLUK/4034/8161/04

BATCH NUMBER:- 15/011/IPD

LUCKY NUMBERS:- 52-6-39-15-36-1

SERIAL NUMBER:- 2197/03

Please contact staatclaim department immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:-

Mr Felix Fortune

Tel:> 0031-644-595-488

Email:> staatlottonlclaimoffice@tybitmail.com

Email:> staatlottonlclaimoffice@yahoo.nl

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs. Amanda Valdez

PROMOTION CORDINATOR

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Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

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You must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify us.

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