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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 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.
- thialandcoodoet2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office file <mgs----yierrt@att.net>
Reply-To: thialandcoodoet2@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:26:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

THAILAND INTERNET LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
68C Phetchamnork Avenue,
Bangkok Thailand.

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We write to Congratulate you as regards your Email Address success in our Online Computer Balloting Sweepstakes Programme from the Thailand Internet Lottery online draws of 15th Day of the Month.

All participants were selected through the Registered Computer Internet Users ballot system drawn from 250,000, Personal email addresses & official Email addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Programme.

Your Email Address has subsequently won you one of the two Jackpot prizes in the 5th category? You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1, 068, 000. 00. (ONE MILLION AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND US DOLLARS) Only.

Your Email Address attached to ticket number 286067-09-805 with Serial Number 9-3088 that drew the Lucky Numbers of 4864116.

You have therefore been approved of a lump sum payment of US$1, 068,000 USD(One Million and Sixty Eight Thousand US Dollars) in cash credited REF NO: THAINETORG00-69803.

Contact the Thailand Internet Lottery Co-ordinator for your claim:
Mr. Prawatt Wansat
Email:thialandcoodoet2@gmail.com
Phone Number: +(66)865069870
Office Fax: + (66) 261-382-62

Provide Him with the information below:

(1) REF NO: THAINETORG00-69803 (2) Serial Number: 9-3088

(3) Lucky Number: 4864116 (4)Name:...........................................

(5Address:................................................................................

(6)Age:............. (7)Phone:..........................(7)Country:...................................

Your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant Documents/Paperwork would be prepared.
Congratulations once again from all the members and staff's of Thailand Internet Lottery Promo.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th Day of next Month.

Any claim not made by this date will be returned to the Treasury of the Thailand Internet Lottery Organization as Unclaimed Fund.

Fonds Regards,

Shompoo Prachaporn,
Director General.

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