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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: "Award Notification" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martins_ward@live.nl>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:46:34 -0800
Subject: Ref Number:NL.EU.9414

Dear Internet User,

This Email is to inform you that you emerged a winner in Category (A) with
the sum of $2,500,000.00USD on our online lottery draws.Your email address is
identified with Batch Number:444821545-NL/2010 and Ticket
Number:PP3812/2010-10 in Category (A) and your claims portfolio is
filed with Ref Number:NL.EU.9414.For further Information about
your Winnings,contact our Lottery claims agent with the following
contact Address.

CLAIMS AGENT.
Name: Martins Ward
Tel:+31 619 551 210
Email: martins_ward@live.nl

You are advised to provide him with the following information:

First name:
Last Name:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Occupation:

Congratulations!!! And thank you for being a user of the World Wide
Web.

Yours Faithfully,
Ilano Carmen
Lottery Coordinator.
Thank you and congratulations!!!

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