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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31612671838 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: DAYZERS LOTERIJ <elihopkins1@wala.com>
Reply-To: elihopkins@wala.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:56:09 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


DAYZERS LOTERIJ.
PALEISSTRAAT 5, 2514 DEN HAAG,
THE NETHERLANDS.

THE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION
BATCH NO: NL/EU/1899/66788
REF. No: NL/EU/1570/60754/002
www.dayzers.nl


WINNING NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE This is to
inform you of the release of the DAYZERS LOTTERY
BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the
24th of September, 2005. Due to the mix up of number,
the results were released on the 3rd of October, 2005.

Your email address attached to Ticket No:4586394333
with Serial No 2214654777 drew the lucky numbers of
44-01-55-40-89 which subsequently won the lottery in
the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of €1,500,000.00 EUROS (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in credited to a file reference
number KHLM8774352087 This is from total prize money
of €9,000,000.00(NINE MILLION EUROS) shared among the
international winners in our 1st category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn form 25,000 company email addresses and
3,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and website all over the world as part of
International Promotions Program, conducted every TWO
years ,and this is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a
financial/ Security company insured in your FILE
REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY Due
to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money Remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants. To process your claim, please
contact your file/claim officer:

MR.ELIJAH HOPKINS
Tel:+31-612-671-838
Fax:+31-847-558-944
email-elihopkins@wala.com


Make sure that you quote your winning references in
all your correspondence with them.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of NETHERLANDS
will be required to procure an Affidavits of Lotto
Claim/Court clearance certificate from the Court in
NETHERLANDS prior to European Gaming Board as required
by the paying Authority.

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect
Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, For due
processing and remittance of your winning prize to
designated account of your choice, please treat as
urgent.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent and all reply must be via email as to
ensure the legibility. Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
31ST OCTOBER 2005. After this date all unclaimed,
funds will be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Yours Sincerely,
GERDIE VOS.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

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