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Nash versus the
Lotto Spammers
The other day, I got another e-mail from Nash, who
has decided to begin another correspondence with spammers. This
time, it's a variation on the Nigerian spam theme - they tell you that you
won a lottery, but you have to send them money in order to claim your
prize...
-- Mike
From: wekenbij@37.com
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 14:08:43 +0100
To: Nash Chovek
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION
WERKEN BIJ DE LOTTO,
41132, NL-1007 DB AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: WBL/67-B773524441
ATTN:
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 3rd NOVEMBER. 2002, of winners of the WERKEN
BIJ DE LOTTO/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 19TH
MAY 2002.
You / your company, attached to ticket number
013-2316-2002-477, with serial number A025-09 drew
the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-42, and
consequently won in category C.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$1,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO. REF: WBL/67-B773524441. This is from total
prize
money of US$22,500,000.00 shared among the fifteen
international winners in the category C. All
participants were selected through a computer
ballot
system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, New
Zealand, America, Asia, Europe,USA and North
America
as part our
International Promotions Program, which is
conducted
annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and
Security House and insured in your name. Due to the
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of you prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billion International lotto.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims
officer immediately:
JANSEN DAVIS
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
EUROLITE BV,
TEL: 31 205241510
FAX: 31 205248221
EMAIL:eurolitebv3@theoffice.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize
money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims officer not
later than NOVEMBER 15TH, 2002. After this date,
all
funds will be returned as unclaimed. All
correspondences to Mr. Jansen Davis,either by fax
or
email, should have this email sent along with it
and
also, your email address to which this email is
sent, should be clearly and boldly written in your
response.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your
reference number in every one of your
correspondences with your officer. Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims officer as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank
you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
WERKEN BIJ DE LOTTO.
www.werken-bij-delotto.net
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
the winners will result to disqualification. Please
do not reply this mail.
______________________________________________
From: Nash Chovek
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 11:34:00 +0200
To: <wekenbij@37.com>, <eurolitebv3@theoffice.net>
Subject: Re: AWARD NOTIFICATION
Mr. Jansen Davis,
I got the great news from your director promotions Werken Bij.
I hope we'll be able to claim it, with our e-mail address, because
we do not have the ticket, it was probably taken by the manager
I fired yesterday, and he was in charge for all the similar doings.
So, my company, attached to ticket number 013-2316-2002-477,
with serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers
37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently won in category C.
Please send all the necessary info as soon as possible, so I can
claim the price in the name of my company!
Nash V. Chovek
____________________________________________________
As an answer on this mail of mine I got 8 messages that
were exactly the same...
____________________________________________________
From: eurolitebv3@theoffice.net
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 10:50:37 +0100
To: Nash Chovek
Subject: REQUIREMENTS
ATTN:
DEAR SIR,
WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR CLAIMS FILE, WITH
REFERENCE NUMBER REF WBL/67-B773524441 FROM WERKEN
BIJ DELOTTO.
BE INFORMED THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION
INSTRUMENTS OF PAYMENT FOR THE SUM OF
US$1,500,000.00 TO YOU.
PLEASE FILL THE ATTACHED FORM AND SEND BACK EITHER
BY FAX OR BY EMAIL.
YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE OF E 5,000.00
(FIVE THOUSAND EURO ONLY), OR IT'S EQUIVALENT IN
YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY.
THIS PAYMENT IS TO COVER TRANSFER CHARGES, INSURANCE
OF VITAL DOCUMENTS LIKE PRIZE CLAIMS CERTIFICATE,
RECEIPT OF TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT
VIA COURIER SERVICE HANDLING AND OPENING OF ACCOUNT
CHARGES. NOTE THAT YOUR TOTAL PRIZE CLAIM OF USD1,
500,000.00 HAS BEEN INSURED TO THE REAL VALUE AND AS
SUCH CANNOT BE DEDUCTED FROM. THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ARTICLE 44 SUBSECTIONS 144 OF THE NETHERLANDS
LOTTERY COMMISSIONS GAMING REGULATIONS AS AMENDED IN
THE 1996 CONSTITUTION. THIS IS TO PROTECT CLIENTS
(WINNERS) AND TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
A CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM AND SOME VITAL DOCUMENT
WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA COURIER SERVICE IMMEDIATELY
TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS IS EFFECTED.
NOTE THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED WITHIN 24HRS
AFTER THE RECEIPT OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
I SHALL BE AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.
TRULY YOURS,
JANSEN DAVIS
FOREIGN SERVCE MANAGER
EUROLITE BV.
TEL/FAX: 31-205241590
FAX: 31 205248221
www.eurolitebv.net
NB: PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THE
EMAIL.
____________________________________________________
Now I tried to do the old trick, saying that not 8, but 13 mail messages came to
me, to confuse them by introducing new characters, one of them being DrKaadZias,
the other Sir Ator Prolieveaar whose name has a hidden meaning in my language,
something like ShitTer Diareas...Here's my mail sent to all 3 of them...
____________________________________________________
From: Nash Chovek
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 14:29:58 +0200
To: Ser Ator Prolievaar <winlotto@netscape.net>, <eurolitebv3@theoffice.net>,
"Dr.Kaad Zias" <werkenbij@eudoramail.com>
Subject: Organise, please!
Ser Ator Prolievaar,
Mr. Davish Jansen, and,
Dr. Kaad Zias,
I must inform you that there is a serious problem in Werken Bij's Lottery
company! As an answer to my claim for the price I won at your lottery I
got 13 similar answers with similar text saying that I won a large sum of
money, but not the sum promised in the initial mail I got from your
DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS, WERKEN BIJ DE LOTTO. of 22,500.000 $. The sum
varied from 1.200.000 $ to 2,500.000 $, Most of the mail (10 of them)
promised 1,500.000 $, signed by Mr.Davish and Dr.Kaad Zias, and 3 of
them by Ser Ator Prolievaar who claims to be of a Royal blood and claims
that the lottery was organised by the Dutch Crown! Although Mr. Davish
was mentioned in the first notification, I assume that the handling of the
price may be taken by either Dr.Kaad Zias or Ser Ator Prolievaar, who is,
on top of everything representing the organisers of the lottery!
Please, the 3 of you, get organised and elect one person a winner should
talk to! I have no intention to send money to all of you (3 or 13x5000euro?),
but I may be ready to show my appreciation and make a donation to each of
you upon receiving the price, whichever the sum is!
This thing I can promise to you!
Looking forward to your answer from each one of you, deciding who the
executor is going to be!
yours sincerely,
Nash V Chovek
_________________________________________________
No answer from them, one week now! It seems that the most
important thing in this Lotto thing is the confidentiality, and 5000 euro, and I
seem to have broken it!
Mike, if you like it you may put it on...and, of course, if there's a following,
you'll get it!
From: eurolitebv3@theoffice.net
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:05:53 +0100
To: Nash Chovek
Subject: REQUIREMENTS.
ATTN:
DEAR SIR,
WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR CLAIMS FILE, WITH REFERENCE NUMBER REF
WBL/67-B773524441
BE INFORMED THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION INSTRUMENTS OF PAYMENT FOR
THE SUM OF US$1,500,000.00 TO YOU.
PLEASE FILL THE ATTACHED FORM AND SEND BACK EITHER BY FAX OR BY
EMAIL.
YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE OF E5,000.00 (FIVE THOUSAND
EURO ONLY), OR IT'S EQUIVALENT IN YOUR LOCAL
CURRENCY.
THIS PAYMENT IS TO COVER TRANSFER CHARGES, INSURANCE OF VITAL
DOCUMENTS
LIKE PRIZE CLAIMS CERTIFICATE, RECEIPT OF TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS TO
YOUR ACCOUNT VIA COURIER SERVICE HANDLING AND OPENING OF ACCOUNT
CHARGES.
NOTE THAT YOUR TOTAL PRIZE CLAIM OF USD1, 500,000.00 HAS BEEN INSURED
TO THE REAL VALUE AND AS SUCH CANNOT BE DEDUCTED FROM. THIS IS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 44 SUBSECTIONS 144 OF THE NETHERLANDS LOTTERY
COMMISSIONS GAMING REGULATIONS AS AMENDED IN THE 1996 CONSTITUTION.
THIS IS TO
PROTECT CLIENTS (WINNERS) AND TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
A CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM AND SOME VITAL DOCUMENT WILL BE SENT TO
YOU VIA COURIER SERVICE IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS IS
EFFECTED.
NOTE THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED WITHIN 24HRS AFTER THE
RECEIPT
OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
I SHALL BE AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.
TRULY YOURS,
JANSEN DAVIS.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
EUROLITE BV,
PHONE:31-619676795
TEL/FAX: 31-205241590
FAX: 31 205248221
www.eurolitebv.net
___________________________________________
From: Nash Chovek
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 16:38:34 +0200
To: <eurolitebv3@theoffice.net>
Subject: Re: REQUIREMENTS.
Mr Jansen
You ignore my demand on the explanation on the mess coming from your company and
expect me to send the 5000 euro before clearing it up! the same thing was asked
from 2 other people in your company. Does it mean that I may have to give more,
and to every clerk in werkenbij before I get my money. I demand an anwer! No
money to anybody before I get my money, who do you think you are?
Nash, the winner.
Here's my previous mail, to remind you:
From: Nash Chovek
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 14:29:58 +0200
To: Ser Ator Prolievaar <winlotto@netscape.net>, <eurolitebv3@theoffice.net>,
"Dr.Kaad Zias" <werkenbij@eudoramail.com>
Subject: Organise, please!
Ser Ator Prolievaar,
Mr. Davish Jansen, and,
Dr. Kaad Zias,
I must inform you that there is a serious problem in Werken Bij's Lottery
company! As an answer to my claim for the price I won at your lottery I
got 13 similar answers with similar text saying that I won a large sum of
money, but not the sum promised in the initial mail I got from your
DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS, WERKEN BIJ DE LOTTO. of 22,500.000 $. The sum
varied from 1.200.000 $ to 2,500.000 $, Most of the mail (10 of them)
promised 1,500.000 $, signed by Mr.Davish and Dr.Kaad Zias, and 3 of
them by Ser Ator Prolievaar who claims to be of a Royal blood and claims
that the lottery was organised by the Dutch Crown! Allthough Mr. Davish
was mentioned in the first notification, I assume that the handling of the
price may be taken by either Dr.Kaad Zias or Ser Ator Prolievaar, who is,
on top of everything representing the organisers of the lottery!
Please, the 3 of you, get organised and elect one person a winner should
talk to! I have no intention to send money to all of you (3 or 13x5000euro?),
but I may be ready to show my appriiciation and make a donation to each of
you upon recieving the price, whichever the sum is!
This thing I can promise to you!
Looking forward to your answer from each one of you, deciding who the
executor is going to be!
yours sincerely,
Nash V Chovek
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From: lotto_fraud_alert@mail.com
Date: 18 Aug 2003 16:31:01 -0000
To: Nash
Subject: Re: You have NOT won the lottery
Sir/Madam
We've just been clearing ip a lottery scam incident on our server
and your email address was on a list of potential victims.
In the scam, the criminal advises you that you have won a large
lo terry prize. Subsequently, they ask for fees or taxes to claim
the money. THERE IS NO LOTTERY PRIZE
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!
If you need to contact me, please do NOT reply to this mail, write to
security_manager@indiatimes.com instead.
Sahala Singh - Security Manager - CoLo Enterprises Pvt.
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