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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DAYZERS WORLD" <dayzersworld49@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsjulianvanjohn33@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:45:49 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

DAYZERS PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS.
(www.dayzersworld.com)
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /26510460037/02 BATCH:24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of 24th September 2005,of
winners of the DAYZERS PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS
held on 4th june 2005.You areattached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459,with
serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,500.000.00 in cash credited to file
REF NO.OYL/25041238013/02.This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00
shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballotsystem drawn from 25,000 names from
Australia,New Zealand,America,Europe, North America
and Asia as part of International promotions Program,which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in your name.Due
to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid doubld claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
yourprize,you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billionInternational Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MRS JULIAN VAN JOHN on this email :mrsjulianvanjohn33@yahoo.ca

FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,For due processing and remittance of your prize
money to a designated account of your choice.Remember, all prize money must
be claimed not later than 25th of dec, 2005. After this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
Correspondences with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.

Sincerely,
MRS ANN MCSORLEY

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, DAYZERS PROMO LOTTERY,
THE NETHERLANDS.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.

SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS

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