The Dutch lottery scam

Apr 16

The Dutch lottery scam

Sender: Category A Subject: AWARD CLAIM NOTIFICATION!!

This was in my inbox today. This scam is a new twist on the Nigerian 419 scam
Here’s how it works – you think you’ve won a few million dollars, but in order to release the money you will have to pay a fee first. Or, you will be coaxed into giving your bank details “so the money can be paid straight into your bank”.

As much as you may want to believe you’ve won a lottery you haven’t even participated in, please don’t fall for this scam.

Here’s the email:

LUCKY No: 9-43-97 I.D
RESULTS STAATSLOTERIJ.NL AWARD.
No 21 MANNI-STRAAT 1309HA AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR:
BATCH No: 573881545-NL/2007
TICKET No:PP 3502 /8707-01
SERIAL No: 05908 LUCKY No: 9-43-97
WINNING EMAIL NOTIFICATION [FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY].

ATTENTION!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the last final annual
draw of our LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL Programs. The online cyber lotto
draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail
addresses of individuals and corporate institutions,picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets
were sold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address
emerged as a winner in the category “A” with the following numbers
attached Ref Number: QC 9590 ES 9414,Batch Number: 573881545-NL/2007
and Ticket Number: PP 3502 /8707-01.You are therefore to receive a
cash prize of $1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars) from the total payout.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as
soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings,
You must contact the PAYING BANK with your Full Names, Contact
Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax
Number)and also with your winning informations via email to process
the immediate payment of your prize.The Validity period of the winnings
is for 30 working days hence you are expected to make your claims
immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned to
the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA.

To file for your claim, please contact our paying Bank
CONTACT DETAILS
**********************************************
BANK NAME :laagstehypotheekofferte Bank.nl
Laagste Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
CONTACT PERSON: Mr Andrew Woolley

E:mail: laagstebanknll@gawab.com
Tel: +31-644-893-616
Fax: +31-84-724-9563

**********************************************
You are advice to provide him with the following information:
1.Given Name (As Stated in your ID)
2.Telephone/Fax number:
3.Nationality:
4.Age::
5.Winning reference and Batch numbers:

NOTE: Remember to quote your reference information in all
correspondence.Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not
allowed to participate in this program. Furthermore, we call on you to
make sure that you save a copy of this mail and note every letter clearly
as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any
complications
in this transaction due to laxity on your part. Congratulations once more
from
our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Shouldthere be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as
possible.

Yours truly,
Walter Jones
Promotion Manager.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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Apr 14

Nigerian 419 scam. Phase 4

1:08 am Category: General Scams

It took our scammer ten days to reply to my last email. I was actually starting to believe his “terminal illness” had caught up with him. More likely I stumped him by asking too soon how much it would cost me to release the $10 million.

I sent him an email a few days ago saying I hope he hadn’t died. Here’s the original one I sent ten days ago:

Dear Alhassan

Your emails reinforce my beliefs in the kindness, bravery and spirit of humankind… I’m sure your good deeds will earn you an honourable seat in God’s kingdom.

I asked in my last email how much it will cost to release the funds? Am I expected to pay this myself? I’m just a little unsure how exactly this is expected to work. I hope you understand my concerns and still believe in me to be a trustworthy beneficiary. Once I understand fully my role in this I will happily forward my address, phone/fax number so we can proceed quickly.

My prayers are with you.

Regards
******

And his reply:

Dear ******

Assalam alleikum.

Thank you for your email and your contact informations therein, i will be eternally grateful to you for the rest of my life.

I have been betrayed by close family members and business associates, i have been abandoned to my fate, these are people who immensely benefitted from me, that is why my dearest brother i had to throw caution to the wind to trust a total stranger like you, and i pray and hope you won’t betray this great trust i am reposing on you.

I will be sending across to you the very important documents needed to proceed in this lofty project of ours, in the documents you will find the contact name and number of the personnel in charge of the trunks, you will call him up immediately and duly introduce yourself as my representative, you will find out the status of the trunks in their storage and you will duly instruct him to ship the trunks to your direct location.

I want to greatly assure you once again that you have no cause to worry, this project is very much for real,legal,safe and most importantly 100% riskfree, and i want to greatly re-assure you once again that any expenses you incurr in the course of this project inclusive your phone bills will be duly reimbursed back to you and you will duly receive 10% of the total funds for your great assistance. Remember the trunks will be coming directly to your location and i give to you the full authorisation to take from the funds therein to settle up all your expenses pending when we draw up plans for distribution to reputable charity organizations.If you follow up my first two emails, you will see it’s a simple and risk free procedures. Please do forward me your full names. address and telephone/fax numbers inorder for me to get the important documents needed to proceed in this lofty project of ours sent across to you as soon as possible.

I have absolute trust in you to handle this project deligently on my behalf.

Wassalaam.

Best regards,
Alhassan Bala Mohammed.

Well, he didn’t answer my question regarding how much it’s going to cost me to release the funds. He seems very keen to get my address and phone number.

I’m getting bored with this idiot already. His emails are obvious templates written up well beforehand, and really bare no resemblance to my questions.

Here’s my reply:

Hi Assalam

Thank God you haven’t croaked it yet.

As I said before, I am willing to only take 5%. This is more than enough for me. The rest can go to the charities. Please tell me how much I have to pay for the money to be released, and you can forward me this money so as I can pay it immediately. I understand this correctly, yes. You can forward me this via western union.

I look forwarding to hearing from you soon. Please try to email me more quickly than last time as I am on a rather tight schedule now with other charity work

Regards
******

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3

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Apr 07

Mr Muscle

6:57 pm Category: General Scams

Another clever photoshop job me thinks.

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Apr 04

Ebola Monkey Man

5:35 pm Category: General Scams

They say you can’t scam a scammer, but Ebola Monkey Man certainly can. While looking for stories on victims who have fallen prey to the Nigerian 419 scam I came across the Ebola Monkey Man’s website.

Here’s EMM’s opening statement:

ATTENTION: This site is dedicated to all the hardworking people who have either been scammed or annoyed by a Nigerian 419 Scam Artist. My intention is not to offend anyone. OK, that’s a lie. My intention is to offend anyone who will sink low enough to take advantage of a hard working person. I love all people, except those that cause pain. If you are not a scammer and find this page offensive, use your head and please do not add it to your favorites section. Oh, and relax, it’s all in good fun.

Good fun it is. EMM plays the scammers along using hilarious aliases. In his first ever bait he was Mike Hunt, and insisted that he and the scammer use codenames for their covert operation. The scammer was to be Mr Bukkake, and he finally sent a picture on EMM’s insistance.

That’s always the clincher – getting the picture of the scammer, holding a sign up with a stupid name on it.

Here’s a few examples:

Iama Pina Seater
Iama Wayne Kerr
I Love Juanking

For anybody who has ever been a victim of the 419 scam please visit Ebola Monkey Man. I’m sure it will put a smile back on your face.

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