FRAUD WARNINGS:
EXAMPLE OF FRAUD (SCAM E-MAIL) RECEIVED:
(We have marked with colors
the absurdities and spelling mistakes of this dumb letter):
Head
message:
dorismo100@netscape.net CONGRATULATIONS(CLAIM YOUR
WINNING) Tue 12/09 3k
Text:
Subject:
CONGRATULATIONS(CLAIM YOUR WINNING)
To:
Date:
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:35:54 +0100
E-MAIL
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
(ACCREDITED LICENSED
AGENT TO SILVER TRUST AGENCY)
Ref. No: 102/756/1107
Batch No: 596581527-HT07
We are pleased to inform you of the result
of the Lottery Winners International programs
held on the 8th Dec. 2003.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
17852465412-6410 with
serial number 3772-510 drew lucky numbers
5-14-23-34-45-71 which consequently won in the 1st category, you
have therefore been approved for a lumpsum pay out of US$ 500,000.00 (Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you kee your winning information confidential until your
claims has bee processedand
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and
30,000,000 individual email addresses an names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every three year.
This lottery was promoted by the software corporation to compensat some few individuals with website and email
addresses, we hope with part of your
winning you will take part in our next year USD50
million international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact
our Fudiciary Agent DR. ELVIS KONAR of SILVER TRUST AGENCY
TEL:
0031-620-724-510
FAX: 0031-205-241-365
Email:
maillottery@netscape.net
Remember, all winning must be claimed not
later than 16th of December 2003. After this date all unclaimed funds will be
included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. DORIS MOORN
Winning Coordinator)
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SOME OTHER PLACES MATCHING THIS SORT OF FRAUDS (INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES):
Search Done: http://www.google.com/search?q=0031-620-724-510&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=0
1)
http://www.eki.mdh.se/forskning/FoU/epostarkiv/msg00065.html
2-)
http://www.lk.etc.tu-bs.de/lists/archiv/lug-bs/2003/11/msg00220.html
3-)
http://www.mail-archive.com/basin-dist@faveve.uni-stuttgart.de/msg00552.html
[http://www.mail-archive.com/basin-dist@faveve.uni-stuttgart.de/msg00458.html
Another fraud using the same phone number and other
name: MR. JAMES DAVIS
0031-620-724-510]
4-)
http://zis.act.at/pipermail/kksliste/2003-November.txt
(http://zis.act.at/pipermail/kksliste/2003-November/000045.html)
5-)
[http://lists.fix.no/pipermail/bladeenc-dev/2003-October/000319.html
The MR. JAMES DAVIS
0031-620-724-510 fraud]
6-)
http://linux.ru.net/pipermail/tux-game.mbox/tux-game.mbox
7-)
[http://lists.pluto.linux.it/pipermail/pluto-journal/2003-September/002096.html
Davis MR. JAMES DAVIS
0031-620-724-510 fraud]
8-)
http://linux.ru.net/pipermail/tux-game.mbox/tux-game.mbox
You can see that almost all addresses that include this fraud are from Overseas, mainly from Europe NOT from Africa.
And a site from France with
restricted access that was found in: http://www.monstercrawler.com/beta-bin/nph-beta.pl?qry=0031-620-724-510&catg=web
:
CONGRATULATIONS
Archive
de la liste listesmf@acm.emath.fr PREMIUM
TRUST AGENCY (ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT TO GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL) Ref.
http://acm.emath.fr/archives/listesmf/msg01054.html
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Check
more on similar scams and be warned:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6528/419scam.htm
Conclusion:
We
deeply recommend you, also to inform to everybody of any kind of FRAUD, in order to
warn as much people as possible. You must check, if you receive any other "promising-fraudulent" letters. Consult for them in the links given, and in many of the other warning websites. And NEVER answer to them!