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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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 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.
  • dayzersnedclaim@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: Dayzers Netherlands <dayzers_nl@walla.com>
Reply-To: Dayzersnedclaim@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:32:09 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


ATTN-SIR/MADAM

DAYZERS NETHERLANDS
PLEISSTRAAT 5, 2514 JA, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: OYL/26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINALNOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement Today, 8th October 2005 of winner of DAYZERS NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 27th September 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. you are therefore, been approved for lump sum pay out of €1,000,000.00 ( One Million Euro only ) in cash credited to file REF NO: OYL/25041238013/02. This is from total prize Money of €21,000,000.00 Euros shared among the twenty one international winners in this category.

All participant were selected through a computer Ballot System drawn From 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted Annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company Insured. Due to the mix up of some numbers, we ask that you keep this Award strictly From Public notice until your claim has processed and your money remitted to your Account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid Double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants Of This program. To begin your claim, please contact your Agent: "MR. MALCOLM GERSHTANOWITZ" FOREIGN SERVICE MANGER, ATLAS FINANCE SERVICES: Email: Dayzersnedclaim@netscape.net
Tel: 01131-64-742-0185 Fax: 01131-84-756-4162
For due processing and remittance of your prize Money to a designated account of your choice. Please Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 24th October 2005. After this date, all funds Will Be return as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, Remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. furthermore, should there be any change of your address; do inform your agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Renee Vangroos
The Promotions Manager, DAYZERS NETHERLANDS.
N.B. any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.

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