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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 nederland organization <dayzers@dayzers.nl>
Reply-To: gwilagencym@aim.com
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:07:44 -0600
Subject: Dear Internet/Web User:

Dear Internet/Web User:

DAYZERS NEDERLAND:
PALEISSTRAAT 5,2514 JA, THE HAGUE,
THE NETHERLANDS.
Official Website:
www.dayzers.nl,

RESULT MONTH OF MARCH SWEEPSTAKES PROGRAM:

OUR DEAR WINNER,

On behalf of Dayzers Nederland Organization in collaboration with our
goodwill promoters, be notified; you have won the sum of (One Million
Euros)EUR 1,000,000.00 from Dayzers lottery and gaming corporation
conducted 27th of March, 2010. The winning ticket was selected from a
data-base of internet e-mail users, from which your e-mail address
came out as the winning coupon.

These are your winning informations:

TICKET NUMBER: DZNL 492 - 714 - 027 / 2009
LUCKY NUMBER: 09, 22, 36, 61, 63, 79, 84
REFRENCE NUMBER: NUWL / DZNL / 48326MST
BATCH NUMBER: DTOW 1396 62U7A

We thereby contact you to claim your winning amount quickly as this is
a monthly lottery. Failure to claim your win will result into the
reversion of the winning sum to our following month lottery draw.
(Claim deadline, 30th of April, 2010). Contact our approved claim
department for your region with your winning information.

Be informed, due to the mix up of certain names, you are advised to
keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been
processed and your winning price (EUR 1,000,000.00) paid to you.

Contact Dayzers Claims Department for your identification verification
with the following: (1). your full name(s) and Nationality ;( 2). Your
winning information; (3). Telephone Number.

Note: Send the requested information to Dayzers Claims Department with
the under listed details:

Dayzers Online Lottery.
Dr. Gary Magill.
Dayzers Claims Department.
TEL: +31-643-861-532
E-MAIL: dayzorg@aim.com,

Regards,

Mrs. Maureen Guen.
Director of Dayzers Lottery Online.


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