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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: test@mail.nakhodka.ru
Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 16:46:51 +1100
Subject: Acknowledge for Remittance!

De Lotto Online.
Postbus 3074, 2280 GB
Rijswijk-The Netherlands.

Dear Email Owner.

We write to inform you of the released and certified result of our new Internet Sweepstakes program for the year as conducted on the 28th day of April, 2011. This (your) e-mail address which was extracted among other e-mail addresses from the Internet Email Directory and entered into our Online Sweepstakes program with a File Serial Number: DL-45411/040ZZ, has won you the email address owner a cash prize money of €1,925,000 Only (One Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Euros Only). You can claim this approved funds now by contacting our payment release department through the below stated details.

Funds Payment Department.
Tel: +31-647-804-495
Fax: +31-208-907604
Email: pos.lott2011@gmail.com

This lottery program was conducted and sponsored by us and our Insurance Partner’s as a Goodwill Gesture and you don’t need to purchase our lottery ticket before claiming this payment because it was an email addresses sweepstakes program. Your winning must be claimed within 28days of your receipt of this message. See below are the required details which you have to send to our payment department for the release of your winning funds.

1). Complete Full Names:
2). Residential Address:
3). Occupation:
4). Phone/Fax Numbers:
5). A Scan or Fax Copy of any valid proof of your Identification like International Passport or Driver’s License that will be use for the processing of your payment file:

Congratulations and happy spending in advance.

Sincerely yours,
Winny Spaans.
(Programs Coordinator)
For: Lotto NL.
(Lotto is een onderdeel van De Lotto).
Copyright(c) 2009
Website: www.lotto.nl

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