419 scam: "MRS. RICHJE DICKMAN" <payoffice69@aim.com> FROM: MRS. RICHJE DICKMAN

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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.
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.
- +31657797011 (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.
- payoffice38@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. RICHJE DICKMAN" <payoffice69@aim.com>
Reply-To: payoffice9@aim.com
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:46:20 +0600
Subject: FROM: MRS. RICHJE DICKMAN

FROM: MRS. RICHJE DICKMAN
Result of January sweepstakes program:
From: dayzers Nederland organization:
Dayzers Nederland: paleisstraat 5,2514ja,
The Hague, the Netherlands
Official Website: www.dayzers.nl,

Result sweepstakes program:

Our Dear winner,

Congratulations your email is among the seven lucky winners that won
1,000.000.00. (One Million, Euro) each in the just concluded draw held
to promote dayzers lottery, Sponsored by COCA-COLA INTERNATIONAL
Netherlands, for prize claiming, Contact dayzers claims department

Mrs. Voeman Morrison
Dr. Kelvin Peter
Tel: +31 657-797-011
Email: payoffice38@aim.com
Dayzers claims department

Contact the claims department on their telephone number +31
657-797-011or email the department on (payoffice38@aim.com ) and also
provide the following information Your verification, while quoting:
(1) Your full name(s) and nationality ;(2)your winning information;
(3)telephone number.

These are your winning information?s:

WINNER NUMBER: DTOW 1396 62U7A

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 15 days of this
notification,

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Richje Dickman
Management.

Please. Reply to (payoffice38@aim.com ) for the processing of your
winning amount.
Official Website: www.dayzers.nl

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