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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • mrivaken@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tina Akira <tinaaaak12@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrivaken@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 18:31:38 +0000
Subject: YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY






































































Lottery





YAHOO LOTTERY RESULTS 2009


YAHOO INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY





CONGRATULATIONS!


Yahoo International
Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue

Bangkok 10200
Thailand




Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 25 lucky winners in the
ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award of the New Year Held on 20th of February
2009.





All 25 winning email
addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails
each from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually, consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out
of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ( $1, 000. 000.00 USD)





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, 000.000.00USD) will be released to you from this
regional branch office in Bangkok
Thailand.



Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company in 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 your winning Cheque have being sent to you or
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.



HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE


These are your confidential identification
numbers.


Ticket
number.....................7805-12233077-09
Serial
number.......................67100-1
Lucky
number...................177-030-111-09
Ref number...................N.EGS/3662367005/15







To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo
Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,








NAME: MR. KANE
IVA.
Email: mrivaken@yahoo.com.hk

Tel:
+(66)875022479.




You are to send the completed
verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above
so that you will be advised on what to do to get
your prize
money.
Congratulations once more!!

1. Full name:
2. Home Address:

3. contact
Teleph number:
4. Private Telephone:
5. Occupation:
6. Age:
7.
Sex:
8. Nationality:
9. Email:
Country of Origin:
Country of
Residence/work:
Awarded
Date:









Remember, all prize money must be
claimed not later than 28th of March 2009. 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 Lucky
numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should
there be any change of
address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Yahoo lottery is
a free service that does not require you to be a Yahoo Registered user.






An original copy of
your lucky winning Certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance
Operation Issuing
Bank Bangkok Thailand that is in charge of your payment.

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! Lotto Org.





Mrs. Tina Akira
President
Yahoo! Lotto
Org

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