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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.
• 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.
  • fromthai@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YAHOO THAILAND INTERNET PROMO ORGANIZATION" <ytp8@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: ytprom@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 19:54:15 +0700
Subject: Your email address has won you $1M USD..(Yahoo Promo )


* YAHOO THAILAND INTERNET LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yahoo/Thailand International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand

Congratulations from our members of staff. We are YAHOO THAILAND LOTTERY
AGENCY, You don't have to purchase a ticket to enter this lottery, your
email indicating you as a winner in the lottery programs held by the Thai
Lottery Organization in conjunction Yahoo Organization.


Following official publication results of the Email electronic on line
Sweepstakes organized by the Yahoo/Thai lottery corporation, the Slide
circular award and in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of
software products, (F.P.S.) held on the 1st of May. 2008, in Bangkok
Thailand.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more
your details(e-mail address) falls within our Bangkok representative office
in Bangkok Thailand, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of (
$1, 000.000.00 USD) will be released to you from this regional branch office
in bangkok Thailand.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

These are your identification numbers.
Ticket number.....................085-12876077-09
Serial number.......................51390-0
Lucky number...................03-05-12-14-28-38
Ref number...................N.EGS/3662367114/13

To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo/Thai Lottery
Co-ordinator as follows,
Name:Mr. Kane Iva
Email: fromthai@walla.com<http://us.f634.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=fromthai@walla.com>
y.tp@live.com
Tel: +(66)814130439

You are to send the completed verification form below to enable us process
your winning prizes. Congratulations once more!!

1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADDRESS.
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. FAX NUMBER
7. MARITAL STATUS

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of June 2008.
Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTMENT
OF THE TREASURY.

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.

Yours Sincerely,

DR. Raymond Hisashi
Vice President Yahoo/Thai! Lotto Org.


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