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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.
  • dayzersresult@netscape.net
  • dayzersresult@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "goodnewsallert@go.com" <goodnewsallert@go.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:35:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD NEWS FOR YOU !!!


GOOD NEWS FOR YOU !!!
FROM THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.RESOURCE CREDIT TRUST.WEB SITE: www.dayzers.nlREPLY TO THIS EMAIL: dayzersresult@netscape.net
DAYZER LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 21th of October 2005 of your selection as one of the 35 winners of the promotional, DAYZER LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS held recently as part of our YEAR BONANZA.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 850,000.00 (Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros ) in cash credited to file REF NO.GML/2551256003/11.
We the Dayzer Lottery International Netherlands is by this program, Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled by our claim processing officer. You are to contact the claim processing officer assigned to you, by phone and email respectively within two weeks of receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below:
MR. THOMAS GILBERTCLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICERTEL: 0031 613 240 961EMAIL: dayzersresult@netscape.net
Find all relevant winning lottery information below:Ref No: GML/2551256003/11Batch No:14/0017/IPDserial No: GMLA2-003Ticket No: 12099Lucky No: 425448/7785.
Also send your Name, Address and Country of Residence when replying your claims officer. Remember, you must contact your claim officer not later than two weeks of receiving this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Congratulations once again from all members of staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS. HELEN VAN LAN.INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR,DAYZER INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
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The Dayzers Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Dayzers lottery Netherlands, Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.

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