419 scam: "info@thankyoumessage.com"<info@thankyoumessage.com> Winning number:PL/09788/60

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "ukfinancehome@live.co.za" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "info@thankyoumessage.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ukfinancehome@live.co.za>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:54:50 -0000
Subject: Winning number:PL/09788/60

Euro Lotto Promotion Company of Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 8LP,
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/10
Batch: 24/00319/IZP
Winning number:PL/09788/60

Congratulations Winner.

The Board of Directors and the International Promotion Department of Euro Lotto Promotion Company in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme wish to gladly inform you that your email has won a prize money of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterlings (2,500,000) in our 2010 Online Euro Lotto Promotion Company (NEW YEAR CRISIS SOLUTION PROGRAMME) .

This program is aimed to encourage the union and also help families with the current Global crisis all over (Europe, American, Asia and Africa), hence no ticket sold.

To claim your winning prize you are to send the following information
about yourself to the claims processing manager for verification &
direction. Do contact the processing manager with the below contact
information;
***************************************************************
Claims Processing Manager:Richard Moore
E-mail:ukfinancehome@live.co.za
Contact Number:+448712370552
Payment and Release order Department.
***************************************************************
FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
AGE:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY:
HOW DO YOU FEEL TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS:

Disclosure & Disclaimer: I ...............................................
hereby declear that the above information is true and binding on me.If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Congratulations once again!.

Miss Anita C. Martin
Euro Lotto Promotion Company Online Co-ordinator

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