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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: LOTTO <infodayzerslot@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:14:12 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
DAYZERS EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
www.dayzers.nl
REF: IJPL/544259609/HR1
BATCH: BST/91993/A

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you today of the release, of the long awaited results of the end of year
DAYZERS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 21st February 2005.You
were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number:NM/BF3534654/FB13, and Batch number
NM/572655/KOP.
Your email address attached to the ticket number: 239707 drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the sweeptake in the first category, in four parts.
You have been approved for a payment of 750,000.00euros(SEVEN HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND
THOUSAND EUROS ONLY.)in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.
This is from a total cash prize of seven milliom, Five Hundred Thousand euros shared among the ten
international winners in first categories.

congratulations!!!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand)
names of email users around the world, as part of our end of year international promotion program.
Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal and
confidential, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of
the situation by other participants or impersonators.

To begin your claim,do file for the release of your winning by contacting your/our accredited agent

BARRISTER AUSTIN FISH ESQ.
DAYZERS E.MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
TEL:+31-625-234-414
FAX:+31-20-524-8960.
Email: infodayzerslot@netscape.net
website... www.dayzers.nl
They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must
be claimed not later than (30-02-05).failure to claim your winning/fund will be added to next 10,000.000
euros international lottery program.Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.
Once again, Congratulations.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Goddie Van Dirk.
Lottery Co-ordinator International.

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