419 scam: "STAATS LOTERIJ" <douglastrauben@gmail.com> SURPRISE!!

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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.
- +31684969034 (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.
- douglastrauben@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "STAATS LOTERIJ" <douglastrauben@gmail.com>
Reply-To: douglastrauben@aim.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 12:38:02 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: SURPRISE!!

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STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DRAW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: YPL/23349859609/WXZ
BATCH: GLV/67663/AK

ATTENTION:

STAATS LOTERIJ AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results
of the STAATS LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 7TH MAY
2010.

You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference
Number:7554NFJF/UDDFMF/NDDD, and Batch number DFFF566/56TR/755GHG.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 445555388 that drew the
lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweeptake in the second
category, in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of 1200,000.00Euro (ONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)in cash credited to file reference
number:43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.

This is from a total cash prize of ten milliom euro shared among the Ten
International Winners in Categories B.

Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
70,000.000.00 (Seventy Million) email users around the world, as part of
our international promotion program.

Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this
award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds
remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other
participants or impersonators.

To begin your claim,do file for the release of your winning by contacting
your/our accredited agent in our security department:

MR. DOUGLAS TRAUBEN.
Foreign Transfer Manager.STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,

Mr Douglas Trauben
TEL:+31684969034
Fax:+31847103183
Email:douglastrauben@aim.com

They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 345DF/E5AX903(keep personal)Remember, your
winning must be claimed not later than 14-05-2010.

failure to claim your winning/ fund will be added to next 17,000.000 euro
international lottery program.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process;
winners will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager,to have their
winnings notarized.

Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Marcy Van Daab.

Co-ordinator International.

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