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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: "NL BankGiro Loterij" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Claimsdept@foxmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:46:09 +0200
Subject: Call to Confirm

NL BankGiro Loterij.
Van Eeghenstraat 70,
1071 GK Amsterdam,
K.v.K 41126590,
The Netherlands.

Dear Sir/Madam,

As part of our contribution to poverty alleviation and encourage selfreliance in our immediate communities and the world at large, we at Bankgiro Loterij are very pleased to inform you that your email address attached to E-Ticket No. 032-90555(*3-**) has won you the sum EUR 2,725,000 (Two Million Seven Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Euro) in our first ever promotional Sweepstakes conducted on the 17th July, 2014. This program is sponsored by consortium of software Firms here in the Netherlands.

For more information and remittance procedures, please contact BankGiro Promo Unit with your above E-Ticket Number, Your full names and your telephone number on the contact details below;

Best Regards.
Mr. Hans Sogell
Tel: +31-208-932537
Fax: +31-205-241505
Email: Claimsdept@foxmail.com

NOTE: Your full winning details will be provided to you upon your response to this notification email. This is for security reasons and to avoid abuse of this program by unscrupulous internet users. We strongly advised all beneficiaries to please call us or visit our office for further information. Lottery tickets are still on sale for our EUR 12.5M lottery draw coming up soon.

Sincerely,
Dorien Graaf (Mrs).
Coordinator van Sweepstake.
Visit our website: http://www.bankgiroloterij.nl
2014 BankGiro Loterij Inc. All rights reserved

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Disclaimer:
The contents of this email are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or you are the intended recipient but do not wish to claim your funds, you must notify the sender immediately by return email and then delete all copies of this email. You must not copy, distribute, print or otherwise use the information. Email may be stored by the Company to support operational activities. All information will be held in accordance with the Company?s Privacy Policy which can be found on the Company's website.


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