419 scam: "DE LOTTO"<notificationoffice@aol.nl> Re#: Dear Internet User

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dlnclaimsdepartment@aol.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +31626636610 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DE LOTTO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dlnclaimsdepartment@aol.nl>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:52:10 +0200
Subject: Re#: Dear Internet User

DE LOTTO NETHERLAND
Parklaanstraat 101,
Postbus: 4402 XA,
Den Haag, Netherland.
http://www.delotto.nl

Dear Internet User,

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on Saturday 13th August 2011. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for the game is free.

However your email address was attached to Reference Numbers (DLN/06/28/66/76) with Serial Numbers (DLN/190/354/677) draw the lucky numbers (DLN/07, which eventually won the lottery in the first category of the draws.

Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize award of 2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION EUROS ONLY) this is from total prize money of 30,000,000.00 EUROS, distributed to 15 winners from 1st to 3rd categories.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists from world wide ware industry and some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below when making contact with your agent.

Telephone lines are open between the hours of 8.30am - 11.30pm from Monday through Saturday.

Mr. Alexander Janko
Tel: 0031-626-636-610
Email: dlnclaimsdepartment@aol.nl
Fiduciary Agent.

You are to provide the following information's below to your agent for confirmation and verification:

1. Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Nationality:
7. Country of Residence:
8. Occupation:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Reference Number:

These details facilitate the due process and the release of your winnings prize to avoid unnecessary delays and complications in the processing of your winning Prize funds.
Always remember to quote your Reference Numbers/ Serial Numbers and Drew Numbers in any correspondences with your agent.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceeding, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
Associated with fraudulent claims.

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.

Sincerely,
Mr. Hans Van der Waal
PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR.
DE LOTTO NETHERLAND

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