419 scam: DAYZERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS <dario69@email.it> CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON!!!

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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:

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:
- "claims director" (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.
- +31616843680 (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.
- claimsdept_vandirk@yahoo.gr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DAYZERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS <dario69@email.it>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:09:29 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON!!!

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NOTIFICATION! NOTIFICATION!! NOTIFICATION!!!

DAYZERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
Lotto Winners of 1,500,000.00 Euros
Ref. Number: NL/BC7765468/WW14
Coupon Number: NM/896161/WOP
www.dayzers.nl

*DAYZERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS*

Dear Prize Winner,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the
DAYZERS LOTTERY BV, DE NETHERLANDS of your email lottery winning for
2007
DAYZERS LOTTO-Wheel held on 2nd April 2007.

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.

Ref. Number: NL/BC7765468/WW14
Lottery Group: Bonus ball number:02
Prize Amount: 1.500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only)

You are to keep your ref. number and coupon number from the public,
until you
have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.

Your Contact Officer is:
Mr. Van Dirk
PALEISSTRAAT 5
2514 JA DEN HAAG
THE NETHERLAND

TEL:0031-616-843-680
FAX: 0031-847-262-754
Email: claimsdept_vandirk@yahoo.gr
NOTE: Please remember to quote your reference and coupon numbers in all

correspondences with your claims director and congratulations once
again.

Sincerely,

DASIEY HANS (Dr.)
International Relation Officer.

NB: All response should be mail to De Award
Department:claimsdept_vandirk@yahoo.gr

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