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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ONLINE DAYZERS NETHERLANDS" <d.loterij2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:23:08 +0000
Subject: CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

                                          DAYZERS LOTERIJ 
                           INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
 
Date:22-nov-2005
Ref Nr: DZL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Prize Winner,
                
                      CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!
 
Europe / America private international e-games organizers and  co-sponsors, DAYZERS LOTERIJ,  officially  bring to your notice of the  final draw  result of November-2005 DAYZERS LOTERIJ -wheel  E-game which  was conducted at our international corporate office complex in The  Netherlands.
 
Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY  SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM.By doing this  the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and  business pursuits.
 
It major aim is to promote music, theater, art,literature, projects in  the social and political  arena with a focus on health, as well as  science, research, and higher education.We wish to  congratulate and  inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was  selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners.  Your email ID identified with coupon No.  DZL2348974321 and was selected  by our E games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from  the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game.Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses  submitted by  our partner international email provider companies.
 
You have won a consolation cash prize of US $ 500,000.00 (Five Hundred  Thousand US Dollars) only.
 
The DAYZERS LOTERIJ Group. have approved a payout of your consOlation cash prize which will be  remunerated directly to you by the official  Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional  information and processes for the claims of your  consolation prize.
 
For due processing of your winning claim, please contact the DPU  Information Officer Mr. von  Groy Nasil has been assigned to assist you.
 
Contact E-mail:vonnasil@excite.com
TEL:+31-627-124-600
FAX:+31-847-271-262
 
Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consolation  prize winning, we hope you  will partake in our forth coming DAYZERS  LOTERIJ Email-games.
Regards,
Mary Kent (Mrs).
(Group Coordinator)
 
NB: In accordance with the DAYZERS LOTERIJ E-games policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to only the 45  lucky consolation prize Winners.
This notification also contains information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or  otherwise  legally exempt from disclosure.
 
If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached to the  lucky numbers along with  the winning information’s you are not authorized to read, print,retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.

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