419 scam: "Mrs.Susan Vander Wiel."<susan@bol.com.br> Congratulation Dear Winner

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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:

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)
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.
- +31684420981 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Susan Vander Wiel." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <susanvander@one.co.il>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 15:39:28 -0700
Subject: Congratulation Dear Winner

YOU HAVE WON:CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/4034/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 15/011/IPD
RESULT FOR CATEGORY "A"

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are happy to inform you that your email address has emerged a

winner under the first Category of our promotion,winners were picked

by computerized system drawn from company and individual e-mail

addresses worldwide.

The draw's was officially announced today 5th May 2011 by

Microsoft/Staat lottery Company Netherlands the official sponsored of

this year lottery programmed.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of €5,000,000 (Five

Million Euros Only), which is the winning payout for Category A

winners.

NOTE: For easy reference and notification,below are your Reference and

Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence

to our claim Department.

REFERENCE NUMBER:LSLUK/4034/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 15/011/IPD
LUCKY NUMBERS:52-6-39-15-36-1
SERIAL NUMBER:2197/03
Please contact staatclaim department immediately for due processing

and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your

choice:
Dr:Goodluck Ganzenhoof
Tel:0031-684-420-981.
Fax:0031-847-522-118.

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs.Susan Vander Wiel.
PROMOTION CORDINATOR.
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