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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: "FREELOTTO ONLINE" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:04:45 -0500
Subject: FREELOTTO YEAR BONANZA 2013

Online Lotto Corporations.
Belgrave House 76
London
United Kingdom

ONLINE LOTTO ANNIVERSARY WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Award Winning No: GPAT/880733/006425/GB/2013
File Reference No: GUK/01193/0684578/007/2013

Your email address has won you 1,000,000.00(One Million Euro) from Online Lotto, all the E-mail addresses were selected from a data base of internet E-mail users, which your E-mail address came out as the winning coupon.

Expiring date 30th of November, 2013. Contact our claims Agent below
with your Winning number.

Online Lotto Agency.
Mr. Williams Van Dijk
Director of winning claim department.
DIRECT EMAIL: williamsvandijk@aol.com
DIRECT PHONE: +31-645205287
DIRECT FAX: +31-847301112

You are advised to contact your Claims Administrator with the following details to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:
PAYMENT PROCESSING DETAILS/FORM.

(1) Your complete contact address---------------------
(2) Your Tel/Mobile numbers: ----------------------------
(3) Your Nationality/Country: ---------------------------
(4) Your Full Name: ---------------------------
(5) Occupation/Company: ---------------------------
(6) Age/Gender: ---------------------------
(7) Have you ever won an online lottery? ---------------------------
(9) Alternative email account if any: ---------------------------

So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the lotto.nl interactive Lotteries Board Commission.

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