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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: Promotion Award Coordinator <nann@phcpc.org>
Reply-To: <prs.agency@aol.nl>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:34:16 +0100
Subject: Congratulations Luck Winner of €1,000,000:00 Euros.

Dear Luck Winner

We are glad to inform you that you have won €1,000,000:00 Euros (One Million Euros) from Online Lottery recently conducted by the Dutch Lottery Organization with Winning Number OL/456/050/333.

Please accept our congratulations as we advice you to contact the claim office below;

Online Lotto Agency
Director of Winning Claim Department
Tel: +31-644-988-051
E-mail: prs.agency@aol.nl

We want to also commend the efforts of the entire lottery organization, particularly members of the lotto.nl and key individuals in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Middle East affiliate for
making the seasonal promotion reality.

Best regards,

Online Lotto Team.
www.lotto.nl


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