419 scam: John Claydon <johnclaydon85@yahoo.com> ATTENTION FROM YOUR PROVIDER;IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "nelsoncole2010@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +31626433877 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: John Claydon <johnclaydon85@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nelsoncole2010@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:59:03 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION FROM YOUR PROVIDER;IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

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ATTENTION FROM YOUR ISP PROVIDER;IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

CATEGORY "A" WINNER,PLEASE CONTACT US
Ref No: NL 2009 OS 1973
Batch Number: 444821545-NL/2009

Attn: Lucky Winner,

Upon the conclusion of our recent e-lottery draws, your email address was
selected from an
exclusive list of 150,000 email addresses generated from an internet resource
database.

You are therefore to receive a cash prize of $2,500,000.00. (Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) .

To file for the processing of your prize sum payment, you are advised to
contact our Certified
and Accredited claims Agent for category "A" winners with the
information below:

*************************************
Name:Mr.Nelson Cole
Tel: +31 626433877
Email: nelsoncole2010@yahoo.cn
*************************************

You are advice to provide him with the following information:

Names:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Occupation:

NOTE: Ensure to quote your Reference Numbers in all your communication with
your claims agent.
All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days,unclaimed funds would be
included in the next
stake.
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.

Yours Faithfully,
John Claydon
Lottery Coordinator.

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