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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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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • richardpon02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • internationalexpress_courier@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Richard=20Pon?= <richardpon02@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: richardpon01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:49:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Good day


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: richardpon02@yahoo.co.uk

ROYAL PACIFIC INT'L LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

22th Floor, The Millennia Tower,

62 Langsuan Rd. Pathumwan Bangkok 10430,

Thailand.


BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03

REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD


ROYAL PACIFIC INT'L LOTTERY

NOTIFICATION DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT


WINNINGS NOTIFICATION OF USD$1M


We happily announce to you the draw of the Royal-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 25th of January, 2006 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 085-12876077-09 with Serial number 51390-0 drew the lucky numbers: 03-06-08-10-12-16-27 which subsequently won you the lottery in the first category. The lucky numbers are:


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD1.000,000.00. (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), from total cash prize of 10,000.000.00 was shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world over the internet and your email address happens to be one of the lucky winning address.


The International Express Courier Ltd. has been given the Contract to deliver all our winners Draft/Cheque to the address of the respective winners. You are to contact International Express Courier Ltd. immediately you get this email.


Find below the contact information of International Express Courier Ltd.


INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LTD.

P.O. Box 551, Watford

WD1 8GD, United Kingdom

Tel: +(44)7040117760

Fax: +(44)8701357214

email: internationalexpress_courier@yahoo.co.uk



Contact Person: Mr. Roland Peter (Director of Operations and Logistics).


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names, telephone number, Winnings numbers (such as batch, ref, serial and lucky winning number), your personal address where you intend to receive your winning Draft/Cheque in your contact mail to International Express Courier Ltd.


Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programm.


For safety measures and to avoid fraudulent claims you are adviced to keep all about your winnings information and notification confidential and away from all third parties till your check arrives your address.


Congratulations once more from all the members and staffs of this program.


Goodluck We wish you continued good fortunes.



Mrs. Tom Ong,

Online Co-ordinator/Notification Officer

Royal Pacific Int'l Lottery Org.



Mr. Richard Pon

President Royal Pacific Int'l Lottery Org



Copyright © 1994-2006 The Royal Pacific International Promotion Org.

All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

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- Richard Pon

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