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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: DAYZERS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <nldayzers2000@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:16:07 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON [CONTACT YOUR AGENT]

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
8th September 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 sweepstake in the first category,
in four parts.You have been approved for a payment of
500,000.00 Euro(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND 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 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
MR. RICHARD VAN BROM
DAYZERS E.MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
TEL:+31-625-471-514
FAX:+31-847-564-313
Email: nldayzers2000@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 (30-10-05).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,
Mrs.Sylvia Van De Laan.
Lottery Co-ordinator International.



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