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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: dayzersjackpot@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:48:28 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

DAYZERS E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.dayzers.nl

BATCH NO: PTP/8573421009//7765
REF. NO: PTP/79065-07855//7765

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 13th of December 2004. Due to the mix up
of number, the results were released on the 14th of December 2004. Your
email attached to ticket number 20/39/45/75/ with serial number 6954398765
drew the lucky numbers of 20-56-83-46-23, which consequently won the lottery
jackpot.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of (1,000,000.00)
One million euros only in cash.

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.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world. To begin your lottery
claim, please contact our agent below that have been appointed for the processing
of your claim with the email address below, to begin the processing of your
claim:

CONTACT NAME: THEO VAN RIJK
CITY/ COUNTRY: DEN-HAAG, THE NETHERLANDS
EMAIL: claimagency@netscape.net
Tel:+31-624-905-887
Fax:+31-847-300-847
WEB SITE: www.dayzers.nl

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 23th of December 2004.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

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

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

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. KARIN B MEIJER
(Lottery Co-ordinator)

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