419 scam: glob gent <globagent3@gmail.com> South-Eastern Asia Tourism Promotion(SEAT)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "globalagency001@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "globalagency001@live.com" (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!
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.
- +447045768973 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448712846247 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: glob gent <globagent3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:28:41 +0000
Subject: South-Eastern Asia Tourism Promotion(SEAT)

South-Eastern Asia
Tourism Promotion(SEAT)
Head Office:
Promotion Department
Menara Dato' Onn
50480, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.

RE: 2011 South-Eastern Asia Tourism Promo Winning Notification!

To Whom It May Concern

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draw South-Eastern Asia 2011 Tourism lottery Promotion programs. The
online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 70,000,000
e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies all over the world,
picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot as part of our
international promotions program which we conduct every year. No tickets
were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
two winners in the category \\\"A\\\" with the following winning
information:

Amount Won: £ 9, 500, 000, 00 GBP
Ref No: SE/TLP/08/8011
Batch No: SE/5617/IFR
Serial No: 09-11-11
Lucky No: 11-13-25-28-49-5

For further details and assistance, contact the SEAT international London
representative Payout Office.

Mr. Kenneth Jorgen
Global Consultant Agency Co Ltd
Int’l Lotto payout Agency
Accounts Dept:
Tel :+44 8712-846-247 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44
8712-846-247 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
:+44 7045-768-973 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44
7045-768-973 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax:+44 7005-938-501
E-mail:*globalagency001@live.com<http://us.mc1119.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=globalagency001@live.com>
*

In order to avoid complications and double claim, endeavor to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with the agent.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mushida Abidin,
Promotions Manager

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