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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: "Postcodeloterij" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postcodenlclaimdept@aol.nl>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:14:31 +0100
Subject: PRIZE WINNING DETAILS

This is to inform you that your email ID has won One Million US Dollars in the first dip of our computer
ballot email lottery with the said winning numbers giving below;
                              
 
REF NUM:2182VV
TICKET NUM:9591BV
BATCH NUM:3817GT
Lucky Num:5611GD
 
To claim your winning,please contact the Claim Processing Deparment with the following information below:-
 
Postcode Claim Processing Department
Email:postcodenlclaimdept@aol.nl
Tel:+31-684-628-536
 
You are also advice to furnish them with the following information:-
 
Your Names:-
Telephone / Fax:-
Your Nationality:-
 
Congratulations once again from management and staff of this company,and
thanking you for being a lucky winner of our promotions program.
 
Sincerely,
Mrs.Sanderijnkin Hendrikje
Lottery coordinator
www.postcodeloterij.nl

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