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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +66851213602 (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.
  • usvisaagent@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "wong yui" <uniairvisalotto@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: usvisaagent@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:39:53 +0700
Subject: Congratulations from the Uniair Promotions Award

Congratulations from the Uniair Promotions Award
Asia Pacific Region
Bangkok Thailand
6 Larnluang Rd,
Bangkok 10200

2007-09-17

Dear Winner,

Congratulations, you have been selected as one of the lucky winners of the U.S. Visa lottery through our internet balloting email extracting and screening machine. Your winning was applied and processed by our internet balloting email extracting and screening machine which randomly extracts and screens millions of email addresses around the world. This visa program is held annually as part of our New Year lottery programme to give free easy U.S. visas to citizens of developing countries around the world to enable them travel to the U.S and start a new life and work. The U.S. Department of Citizenship Immigration released 20 visas to our Airline in this regard, which we then issue to our winners, and you are among the 20 lucky winners in this year's programme.

Your visa winning number is MM-05XZX92388 and your serial net visa passport number is WP-99771133, your visa type permits you to travel with 3 members of your immediate family. Your visa duration is 10 years multiple entry to the U.S. It is renewable upon expiration and it permits you to work, study and own properties in the U.S. The visa also gives you an opportunity to apply for and acquire a U.S citizenship green card while residing in the U.S. In this respect you are required to forward the following requirements urgently by email; scanning attachments for faster processing to enable us process your visa certificate and flight tickets to help you receive your visa and flight tickets within the shortest possible time.

Write in full your names, telephone number, postal and residential addresses. Surname first and in capitals/block letters.
Scanned copies of your recent passport photographs, members of your family passports should also be scanned if you are travelling with your family members.
Scanned copies of your International passport and ID card, members of your family International passports and ID cards should also be scanned if you are travelling with your family members. N.B: Your family member above the age of 16 requires an international Passport for travel.

(4) Administrative Fee of US $375

Important Notice: Please note that we issue only the visas and flight tickets, your accommodation in the U.S will be handled by our agent for a period of 3 months only, and we don't offer jobs or education in the U.S, but our agents in the U.S can give you expert advice and every necessary assistance on job opportunities and education in the U.S.

We shall be anticipating your reply soon.
Thanks

Mr. Wong Yui
UniAir South-East Asia Zonal office.

Always contact Uni air consular centre office in Bangkok for guidelines and direction. It is necessary to contact the Uniair consular centre by Telephone; you must always refer to your Name and the case number exactly as they appear below. Your case number should be clearly written in the upper right hand corner of ALL documents and correspondences sent to the Uni Air consular centre.
Case Number: MM-05XZX92388
Serial net visa passport number: WP-99771133
Foreign state chargeability THAILAND
Post: BANGKOK

Kindly contact the consular centre after reading the notification letter, who will guide you on the processing procedures and directives. His Contact is as follow:

Mr. McDonald Koko
Tel: +66 851 213 602
Email: usvisaagent@gmail.com
WEBSITE: http//www.uniair.com.tw

For security reasons, you are advised to ensure you do not disclose your winning information and pin to anyone to avoid double claiming. This information must be kept secret to yourself till your file has been processed and approved.

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