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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +31619703773 (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.
  • claimsdirector10@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dayzersnl00208@terra.es" <dayzersnl00208@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:25:57 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: DAYZERS PROMO RESULT (CONGRATULATION!!!)



DAYZERS PROMO RESULT (CONGRATULATION!!!)


DAYZERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
PALEISSTRAAT 5,
2514 JA DEN HAAG ,
NETHERLANDS .


FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
DAYZERS LOTTERY NETHERLANDS.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF N?: NL/BC7765468/WW14
COUPON N?: NM/896161/WOP
WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We the Board and Management of Dayzers Lottery International wishes to
inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery
international program held on 19th day of April, 2007.

This results is today released to you and Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number:46939 with Serial number 472-9768 drew the lucky
numbers:W-91237-H 67/B4
and bonus ball number:02 which subsequently won you the lottery in the
1st category .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,500.000
00(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file
DEU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of 25.000.000.00 shared amongst the
(10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place biannually.

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.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe
booklet representative office in Netherlands as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your 1,500.000.00
(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) will be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe .

Endeavor to Quote your reference/Coupon numbers in your correspondence
with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double
clamming and unwarranted abuse of this program or you winnings will be
void Please be warned. To File for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary agent:

MR.JAMES KELLER
TEL: 0031-619-703-773,
FAX: 0031-847-262-754
EMAIL:claimsdirector10@aim.com

NOTE: ALL RESPONSE SHOULD BE SENT TO claimsdirector10@aim.com

Once again congratulations from members of staff of THE DAYZERS
LOTTERY.

Sincerely Yours
Mrs.Edsilia Simon
International Relation Officer.







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