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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: "dada kolo" <dadakolo@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:20:33 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION.

DAYZERS LOTTERY
(INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTIONS)
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.dayzers.nl
Reference Number: NM/BF3534654/FB132
Batch Number: NM/572655/KOPX
Date: 25th, October 2005



We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of
the Dayzers Lottery (international Promotion Program) held on the 25th
October 2005.

Your email address attached to ticket number: 05-239707 drew the lucky
winning number, which consequently won the sweepstakes in the first
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of 975,420.00 Euros
(Nine hundred and seventy five thousand four hundred and twenty Euros).
Credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/ZWP1. This is from a total
cash prize of about 12 Million Euros shared among thousands of players and
promotion lucky winners like your self.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
six million email users (private and corporate) around the world, as part of
our international Charity promotion program. Due to mix up of some names and
addresses, we suggest that you keep this award personal, till your claim 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 impersonators.

To begin your claim, please contact us via the email address stated below,
so that we can formally allocate an agency to process your prize.


Email: dadakolo@msn.com

Please note that your prize must be claimed not later than five weeks of
receipt of notification, after which fund will be added to the stake of the
next draw, and you are responsible for the processing and transfer of your
winnings

Furthermore, should there be any change in address do inform your claim
agent as soon as possible, and winners under eighteen years of age will not
be approved for payment.

Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Dada Kolo

International Coordinator.

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