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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • dayzersinfo0001@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "day zers" <dayzers04@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:29:09 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS CONTACT YOUR AGENT FOR YOUR CLAIM!!!!

FROM THE DESK OF DAYZERS E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF: S23/15/40/12/29/
BATCH: 54/010/0-PD


RE: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE:

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed
Winner of our last Dayzers email lottery program held on the 7th January
2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 216-365-787 with Serial number
34/15/65 drew
lucky numbers 32-15-54-35-47, which Consequently won in the 2nd category,
you have therefore been approved For a lumpsum ayment of EUR 500.000.00
euros.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This promotional program takes place every year. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system rawn from over 100,000 companies
and 50,000, 000 ndividual email addresses and names from all over the world.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. We ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to you.
To file for your claim or for further details, please contact our agent:

CONTACT NAME:PETER HANDS
CITY/ COUNTRY:AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
FREE SERVICE NUMBER:0031-630-221-083
EMAIL:dayzersinfo0001@netscape.net

In respect of our commitment towards helping the less previledge, we ask
that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your Global winnings to any charity
organization you desire at your convinience.

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 30th of January 2006.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Vanessa J. Smith

This email and its attachments are confidential and may contain legally
privileged information. You should not disclose the contents to any other
person. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender
immediately and delete this email from your
system.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam