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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:

• 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.
  • +66823398225 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)
• 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.
  • thainationallott@yahoo.co.jp

Fraud email example:

From: Thailand National Lottery Promo <thailot44@msn.com>
Reply-To: <uklprom@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 10:46:38 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS



THAI NATIONAL LOTTERY
3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200



CONGRATULATIONS:

We are Congratulating on your Email Address success in our Online Computer Balloting Sweepstakes Programme from the Thai Lottery online draws of 2nd Day of May 2009, held in Bangkok Thailand.

Your email address attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with Serial Number 51390-0 that drew the Lucky Numbers of 614144

This subsequently won you one of the two Jackpot prizes in the 5th category? You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1, 068, 000. 00. (ONE MILLION AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND US DOLLARS) Only.

Contact the Coordinator for your claim:

Mr. TOAL ACHAN
Email: thainationallott@yahoo.co.jp
Phone Number: +66823398225


Provide Him with the information below:

1, Ref No: LSTHAI/2031/8161/08
2, Serial Number 51390-0
3, Lucky Number 614144
4, Ticket Number 085-12876077-09

Your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant Documents/Paperwork would be prepared for you.

Good luck from me, members and staffs of the THAI NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO.

Yours faithfully,

Chaiwat Pasokpuckdee,
Director General.

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