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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "DAYZERS LOTERIJ" <indfsc@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:23:06 -1000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


DAYZERS LOTERIJ.
PALEISSTRAAT 5, 2514 DEN HAAG,
THE NETHERLANDS.

THE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION
BATCH NO: NL/EU/1899/66788
REF. No: NL/EU/1570/60754/002
www.dayzers.nl


WINNING NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE

This is to inform you of the release of the DAYZERS LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 4th of January, 2006.
Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 18th
of January 2006.

Your email address attached to Ticket No:4586394333 with Serial No
2214654777 drew the lucky numbers of 44-01-55-40-89 which subsequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ?500,000.00
EUROS (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in credited to a file
reference number KHLM8774352087 This is from total prize money of
3,000,000.00(THREE MILLION EUROS) shared among the six international
winners in our 1st category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot
system drawn form 25,000 company email addresses and
3,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and
website all over the world as part of International Promotions Program,
conducted every TWO years ,and this is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a financial/Security
company insured in your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. Your lucky winning number falls within our zone C
{London} European booklet representative office for payment. To begin the
claims
processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed
and
accredited claims and financial agent for your category with
reference,batch,
telephone and fax numbers.

Name: DERGO ADAMS, Payment Manager (Independent Finance and
Securities Co) London, UK.
TEL: Tel: 0044-786-337-3514 Fax: 0044-87-1251-4262
Email:(dergoadams@walla.com)


Make sure that you quote your winning references in all your
correspondence with them.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of NETHERLANDS will be required
to procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate
from the Court in NETHERLANDS prior to European Gaming Board as required by

the paying Authority.

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly
upon satisfactory Report, For due processing and remittance of your
winning prize to designated account of your choice, please treat as
urgent.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
corespondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to
ensure the legibility. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible and remember
all winning must be claimed not later than 18th Febuary, 2006
thereafter all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.


Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Vos Kamper,
Lottery Co-ordinator.

Anyone under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified


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