419 scam: "TOM TOM/POSTCODE DRAWS" <draws0tomtom@gmail.com> This message is our final notification

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- +31633686374 (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.
- jan.vanlimburg@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TOM TOM/POSTCODE DRAWS" <draws0tomtom@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jan.vanlimburg@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:49:12 -0400
Subject: This message is our final notification

Dear Winner,

Congratulations! We the members of the governing Board (International
Postcode Loterij)
The umbrella body of our gaming draws in collaboration with "TOM
TOM" GPS across Europe
formally congratulate you once again as one of the lucky winners in
this year GPS International Postcode Lottery .
This notification is the second and final notification regarding this
claim,otherwise
this email address with be deemed as non functional or computer generated.
Below is the highlight /details of the previous email.

All participants were selected by commission agents through a computer
ballot system
drawn from over 100,000 yellow page, web hosting companies and
50,000,000 individual
post-code addresses and names from all over the world. This
promotional program takes
place three times every three years. We hope with a part of your
winning, you will take
part in our end of year 50 million Euro International lottery. Your
winning information?s is as
follows
Confidential File Number: NL011272009, number shown on eticket:
568&754A. Value of
eticket number: 1,500,000.00(One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros)
and (2) "tom tom" GPS
CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM (EXCLUSIVE MODEL TO BE RELEASE IN THE MARKET 2010)

Do take note:
You will be required to submit a copy of your valid identification
and you have to fill
the form attached with your details. This will enable us proceed
with the verification
and subsequent payment. To avoid mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claim has been
processed and your money
remitted to you.

For this procedures,this organisation has nomited commission agents to
supervise the
claims for winners.You are to contact

Mr. Jan Van Limburg
Tel: +31 63 3 686 374 Fax: +31 84 749 4968
Email: infodesk@fidelitybonds.info
Email jan.vanlimburg@yahoo.com

Regards,

Pieter Droonk

DATE 27 08 2009

Internationale Postcode Loterij N.V.,TomTom International B.V./
Rembrandtplein 35, 1017 CT Amsterdam, The Netherlands Eu-DEPT
© 1996-2009 KvK 41166598. Tel: 0900 - 300 1500 (20cpm). Fax: +31 84 755 9656

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