419 scam: "harrison wood" <globalhands_inc@iwon.com> VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

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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 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "harrison wood" <globalhands_inc@iwon.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:07:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

ATTN: Dear Lucky Winner,

Thanks for contacting this office regarding to the Yahoo International Lottery Winning.This is also to awaken your awareness that the Yahoo International Lottery is real and it is legitimate.

We hereby congratulate you for winning the Yahoo International Lottery.

Be advice to fill in the Verification / Clearance Form for the procession of your won prize.

VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________2.ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________________________ ________3.SEX:___ ____________4.AGE:_ _______5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________6.OCCUPATION:________________________7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_ ____________________9.BATCH NUMBER: ____________________

10 LOTTO NUMBER:_ _____________11. TICKET NUMBER : 12. WINNING NUMBER : 13.SERIAL NUMBER: 14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________ 15.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

16. COUNTRY________________________________

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