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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: LOTTERY <infodayzerslott@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:40:01 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON

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 of the release, of the
long awaited results of the end of year DAYZERS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROGRAM held on the 3rd May 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
1,000,000.00 Euro(ONE MILLION EURO ONLY.)in cash credited to file reference
number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.
This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million 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: infodayzerslott@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 (15-05-05).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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