419 scam: "CHINA JAPAN CULTURE & TOURISM BOARD"<handherodh@yeah.net> CHINA JAPAN CULTURE & TOURISM BOARD

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +8613434591708 (China, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHINA JAPAN CULTURE & TOURISM BOARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <herohondadp@yeah.net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 12:01:28 +0800
Subject: CHINA JAPAN CULTURE & TOURISM BOARD

CHINA JAPAN CULTURE & TOURISM BOARD.2014 PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARDPACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (PATA) BEIJING FORUM (CHINA)

PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (PATA) OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

Attention: Winner
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held by China Japan Culture & Tourism Board in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Worldwide Promotion. Your email address was among the 20 Lucky winners who won US$750, 000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars) each on the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Promotion dated as stated above. This is from the total price of Fifteen Million United State Dollars shared among the 20 lucky winners. You are therefore approved for a lump payment of US$750, 000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars).

However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The results were released and your email attached to ticket number (PATA810-000-0143) and ballot/serial number (207-01) was selected. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the PATA Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public about our products and services, with a view to giving back to society and promoting our business.
As indicated by the computerized selection machine, your lucky winning number falls within our CHINA booklet representative office in CHINA as showed in the coupon.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you through bank to bank transfer method. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

In other to claim your US$750,000.00 won prize, which has been deposited in a designated bank, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the promotion manager of THE PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (PATA) (CHINA ZONE) for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where your won prize of US$750, 000.00 has already been deposited with a bank for bank to bank transfer in your favour.

NAME:..................................... AGE:........................................ SEX:........................................ ADDRESS:(RESIDENT ADDRESS ONLY)............................... EMAIL:.................................... PHONE:................................... OCCUPATION:......................... AMOUNT WON........................ COUNTRY:...............................

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to the Promotion Manager's Office through email for prompt collection of your won prize. (PROMOTION OFFICE) EMAIL: herohondadp@yeah.net
Tele:+86 1-3434591708
You're to keep all the Lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot/serial number. (this is important as a case of double claiming will not be entertained)

WARNING !! *Staff of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) the Airlines, Hotels and Companies are not allowed to partake in this Lottery*.

Note: This program is sponsored by: Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Only.

Please Do not disregard this email if found in JUNK folder of your email.Due to poor internet connectivity , you may receive this email in your SPAM folder, kindly forward this to your INBOX folder before responding back.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
EMAIL:herohondadp@yeah.net
Mr. GEORGE CHU
PROMOTION MANAGER

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