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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31622084223 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • petersondavids@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: winners dayzers <winners@ndayzers.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:54:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CATEGORY "B"


CATEGORY "B"
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of THE MICRO/DAYZERS PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the 2nd Category, which is part of our
promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 22nd
SEPTEMBER, 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East,and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.

WITH THIS WE SAY CONGRATULATION.

This is an independent promotion, no purchase necessary. Any entries without valid collection numbers will be declared void. Claimants displaying conducts considered improper when replying will ignored and disqualified. All requirements must be provided.All winnings must be claimed notlater than the 30th of August 2006. After this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void.
NOTE: Being that you were selected via your email address and to avoid double claims and also taking into consideration the amount in question, your winnings must be legalized in the Netherlands High court (The Hague) and a certificate of award must be obtained from the National Certification Board to complete the claims process, this process can only be completed through our agent representation, so you will be referred to an agent.
At this point, it is pertinent we emphasize that under no circumstance whatsoever does Dayzers Loterij charge any kind of fee or request for any amount of money from winners to process their claim. Whatever monetary commitments that may be required from winners are done at the sole discretion of the claim agent that winners are referred to for assistance and all negotiations of such shall be between the winner and their agent, without any intervention from dayzers Loterij the claim processing agent is acting as a referee giving you maximum representation.
We are fully aware of Scams and Fraudulent acts by some lottery Organisations and Winners all over the World, you are seriuosly warned not to be a part of it.
Note that the Dayzers Loterij do not participate in such practices and is highly against Internet Scams/Fraud.
This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the National Gambling Board as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
The legalization is essential to create a legal link between you and your email address. You are responsible for the legal charges.
For future verification purposes, when replying provide the following:
Name:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Tel number:
To file for your claim, contact your processing agent .
*************************************************
Sir Peterson Daivd.
Email:petersondavids@aim.com
Tel+31-622-084-223
***************************************************
You are to quote your winning reference number when replying.

Finally, we call on you to make sure that you save a copy of this mail because you might be called upon to produce it at anytime and do note your reference numbers clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications in thistransaction due to negligence on your part.
Congratulations once more from all of us at Dayzers Lotto and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Management.
Mona Hank(Dr)
Dayzers Lotto.

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