419 scam: "TOYOTA CAR LOTTERY"<markisu12@gmail.com> Dear Email Owner,

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "toyota lottery" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "TOYOTA CAR LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aboutclaim01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:19:11 -0700
Subject: Dear Email Owner,

TOYOTA CAR LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS THAILAND,
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOYOTA
MOTOR CORPORATIONS, THAILAND. 92/4
SATHON NUA RD. FL 17 SATHORN THANI 2
BLDG SILOM, BANG RAK, SILOM,
BANGKOK 10500, THAILAND.
Customer Service Department

Dear Email Owner,

This is to inform you that you have won a sum of US$ 2,500,000.00 United States Dollars Only for the email user for TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONS Prize promotion which is organized by TOYOTA ONLINE CYBER LOTTERY THAILAND, Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. Among the (2,500,000.00) that subscribed to MICROSOFT, HOTMAIL, YAHOO, GMAIL Companies domains and few from other e-mails providers, 12 people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners this year 2024.

Your email address has therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (US$ 2,500,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash with the following reference numbers:

Ticket Number 4500542188(TMPWAYZ20051).
Serial Number MH4710019
Reference Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA.
Bonus Number VXT55
INSURANCE Number is: WIF0050770

Please do you know one( MRS JIADI ZHANG ) ? who claim that she's your next of kin that you are dead and we should send your fund to her but if you are alive please proceed with instruction below .

Note: your e-mail address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 4500542188(TMPWAYZ20051), with serial number MH4710019 drew the Reference Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA. And Bonus number 1 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category. To begin your claim:-

FILL UP THE BELOW FORM:

1. Your Full Names:
2. Your Country:
3. Telephone Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:

For further clarification please call and send mail to your claim agent

Dr. Wong Lee OR Mr. Paul Wilton

Claim Agent,
Toyota Lottery Thailand Branch.

*************************************

WARNING: Keep your winning information confidential until your claims are processed and your fund remitted to you in your bank account. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Congratulations once again,

Yours faithfully,

Dr Yew Piang
(V.P FINANCE)
TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION LTD.

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