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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "FROM:ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION" <asianpromo2005@thai.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: asianpromo2005@thai.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:35:03 +0700
Subject: ASIAN PACIFIC PROMOTIONS!!!

DATE: 28TH OF NOVEMBER 2005.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.

ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION
PRIZE/AWARD BANGKOK THAILAND.

BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD

ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS!

RE: PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE DRAW,held on the 5th of July 2005, but owing to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results were released on the 21st of December 2005.

Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out ofUS$750,000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States dollars). in cash credited to file with REF:N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of 18,750.000.00, shared among the twenty-five international winners in this category.

This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the 2nd largest ever for the Asian Lottery. The biggest was the $50 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The big game, mega millions predecessor.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 40,000 company, 25,000 individual names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator as follows,

NAME: MR.WILSON SOMKIAT
TEL: 00(66)51362746
EMAIL: somkiatfirm@thai.com

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of December 2005. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.

Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address,please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible.

An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance Operation Manager of FORTIS BANK Bangkok Thailand.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.

We wish you continued good fortunes.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Tom Ong.
Vice President Asian Pacific Promotion Bangkok
Thailand.

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