419 scam: "JAPANESE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTERY"<helpdesk@speakeasy.net> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- lottery_claims101@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAPANESE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lottery_claims101@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:40:45 +0800
Subject: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

JAPANESE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTERY
ZHENG MAR CHUN:132-133 PAU FENG LU YENT BOUNG
UNIT 1440 GUANGZHOU GAUTEG 2010 CHINA.
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Ticket No:27511465896/6410
Batch: 7/14/88/23/31/45

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NLF ONLINE International Lottery programs that entered your email addresses amongst other addresses for the international lottery programs conducted by NLF ONLINE.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27511465896/6410 with serial number 3872/506 drew lucky numbers 7/4/88/28/01/40, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 800,000.00 (Eight hundred thousand United States Dollars) from a total sum of USD $4,000,000.00 shared amongst the first 5 lucky winners entered in their category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individuals email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted by some software corporation to compensate some few individuals with web site and email addresses. After the Microsoft anti-various incident on August 2003.
However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our next year USD 5million international lottery programs. World Finance Group Lottery Agency.

These are your identification numbers:
Ticket No:27511465896/6410
Batch: 7/14/88/23/31/45
Serial Number 3872/506

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
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NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:(RESIDENT ADDRESS ONLY)...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
AMOUNT WON........................
COUNTRY:...............................

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to our fiduciary manager immediately via email.

Contact Person: MR WANG PARK
E-mail:lottery_claims101@yahoo.com.cn

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Sincerely,
Mrs.DR LING CHIO
Online Co-ordinator
(JAPANESE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTERY).

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