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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: berg lucy <berglucy13@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:37:34 +0200
Subject: DAYZER LOTTERY NATIONAL PROMOTION.


DAYZER LOTTERY NATIONAL PROMOTION.POSTBUS 3313 5902 RHVENLO THE NETHERLANDS.REF N° : BL3/20045/07BATCH N°: 35/203/FMESECURITY DEPOSIT CODE:DZL/15890456/DDZLREPLY MAIL: erwinbroek@aol.com Website: www.dayzers.nl .
Dear Sir/Madam,We happily announce to you the draw of the Dayzer National Netherland LotteryInternational programs held on the 1st of June 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €1,000,000.00( One Million Euro only). All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, Africa, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International promotion.CONGRATULATIONS! ! ! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this programmed by some participants. All participants were selected through an e-mail balloting. This promotional programme takes place every two years. To file for your claim, please contact your fiducial agent by telephone and email for due processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated bank account.
Claim Fiducial Agent.Mr: ERWIN BROEK .Reply Email: erwinbroek@aol.com Tel: +31 619 721 504.Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks of receiving this notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible.Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by your fiducial agent,you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claim agent and also provide them with your valid means of your personal identification with a copy of this awards notification for references.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Kindly contact your loterij fiducial agent MR. ERWIN BROEK on tel: +31 619 721 504.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS.BERG LUCY.(Lottery Coordinator)
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