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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 and Microsoft Microsoft" <dayzerclearancex1@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:52:22 +0700
Subject: Call For Prize Confirmation

From: The Desk of the Managing Director.
Dayzers International Prize Award.
TEL: +31-610-698-963
FAX: +31-847-301-128

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Internet compensation
promotion programs held on the
30th of Mrach, 2007 and it's aimed at compensating frequent internet
explorers in all over the world.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number; DAYZ/2315620015478 with
serial numbers DAYZ/45GM457825,
batch number DAYZ/2986542754/TM, Reference number DAYZ/REF4121100 and drew
from lucky
numbers 68-57-23-56-10-57-84-98-56 which consequently won in the 2nd
category. You have been
approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United
State Dollars) only by the
DAYZERS NL in conjunction with Microsoft Co-operation, payable in cash
credited to security file numbers;
DAYZ/S.C.F.NO/57845216/GWK at the Netherlands Payment Bank.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep
your winning information's
confidential until your claim has been processed and remitted into your
provided bank account as the
authorized legal beneficiary. This is part of our security protocols to
avoid unwarranted abuse of this
Program by some participants. This compensational program was sponsored by
Microsoft Co-operation
and William Henry Gates III and His Giant cofounder of the Microsoft
Corporation, holds 30.7 percent of
its stock making him one of the richest people in the United States and the
world in general. This company
offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people
through great software any
time, any place and on any devices. Microsoft has help people and
Businesses by providing affordable,
reliable and convenient payment services and software in the world today
and we have invested US$2.5b
into software, hardware and a simple to use interface. It is a great
opportunity to anyone looking to increase
sales through email marketing! So you can realize your dream of financial
independence. Note that all
winners were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn from over
10,000,000 companies and
400,000,000 personal email addresses from all over the world online of
which three (3) where selected
at random as winners in different categories. Please contact the Dayzers
clearance department for your
claim:

Mrs. Favour Vandith,
For Dr. Johan Gallagher. (Director of operations).
Dayzers International Clearance Department.
(Formation, establishment, clearance and
Administration of mutual funds consultants)
TEL: +31-610-698-903
Fax: +31-847-301- 110
Email: dayzerclearancee@aim.com
dayzerclearance@myway.com

Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 30th of April, 2007.
After this date, all unclaimed
funds will be transfer to the International Debt Payment Reconciliation
Unit in the Literary Fund. The Literary
Fund is used solely for educational purposes, such as school construction,
renovation, and teacher
retirement funding. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, remember to
always quote your Ref. numbers in all your correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of
your contact address or information's about you, do inform our clearance
department immediately to avoid
disqualification of winnings.

Congratulations once again from all the members of our staff.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Dumald van Hook (Lottery Coordinator)
Dayzers International Promotion Netherlands.
Official Website: www.dayzers.nl

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