419 scam: "Winners" <germlotnetherl@theinternetemail.com> BATCH: Result

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- +31687844629 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Winners" <germlotnetherl@theinternetemail.com>
Reply-To: nboyaya@mail.china.com
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:12:10 +0100
Subject: BATCH: Result

The Germany-Lotto-Netherlands =

REF: DE/NL/78299/8741 =

BATCH: EU/04982/15 =

Dear Sir/Madam =

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Germany-lotto Netherland=
s electronic Software email Lottery in which e-mail addresses are picked ra=
ndomly by Software powered by the Internet through the worldwide website, D=
raw Program held on the 20th of November,2015 in which your e-mail address =
was attached to this file number 22-94-091 with serial number 92242, which =
won a lump sum pay out of (1,500,000.00) one Million Five Hundred Thousand =
Euros. =

All participants were selected through an electronic computer balloting sy=
stem drawn from over Forty Thousand company's and Twenty Million individual=
email addresses and names from all over the world. This lottery was promot=
ed and sponsored by Association of Germany,china,Netherlands electronic sof=
tware producers. =

please note that you are lucky winning number falls within our European Bo=
oklet representative. In View of this, your winning prize will be released =
to you by our fiduciary agent located In the Netherlands. =

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the=
release of your winning funds as soon as you Contact them. This promotion =
takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your wi=
nning details confidential till your claims is processed and your Winning f=
unds remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to Claim your prize. T=
his is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwar=
ranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. =

To file for your claim, Please contact the authorized officers in charge. =

Mr. M. freddy or Mr.Y.Yanbo =

Tel+31-687-844-629 =

Email:nboyaya@mail.china.com =

You are advised to provide the following information: =

(1) Name in full: =

(2) Address: =

(3) Marital: =

(4) Age: =

(5) Sex: =

(6) Nationality: =

(7) Country of Residence: =

(8) Occupation: =

(9) Telephone Number: =

(10)Fax Number: =

(11)Draw Number above: =

Congratulations, and thank you for being part of our promotional program. =

Note: Anybody under the age of (16)Sixteen is automatically disqualified. =

Yours Sincerely, =

Mrs Britta Branson =

Online Games Director =

Germany-lotto Netherlands=20

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