419 scam: "TOYOTA CAR PROMOTION DEPARTMENT" <info@toyota.co.uk> (no subject)

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "toyotacar_depart2007@w.cn" (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: "TOYOTA CAR PROMOTION DEPARTMENT" <info@toyota.co.uk>
Reply-To: clearificationdepartment2009@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:52:23 -0600 (CST)
Subject:

TOYOTA CAR PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES,UNITED KINGDOM, INC.
2 LANSDOWNE ROW, BERKELEY SQUARE
LONDON, W1J 6H, UNITED KINGDOM
Dear Lottery Winner,

This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of
‚£600,000.00.(Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand new
Toyota Camry Hybrid car International programs held in London Uk.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This Toyota
car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming
Regulators(IAGR).To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact
your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated
below:

Name: Dr.Banner Brian.
TOYOTA CAR PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
2 LANSDOWNE ROW, BERKELEY SQUARE
LONDON, W1J 6H, UNITED KINGDOM
Email: toyotacar_depart2007@w.cn
Telephone: +44 70359 7888
+44 70359 1688

When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code
TY7448500 and your reference number 799BV90.You are also advised to
provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
1. FULL NAME:
2. CONTACT ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. SEX:
6. MARITAL STATUS:
7. OCCUPATION:
8. CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
9. PRESENT COUNTRY
1] BY BANK ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER.............
REGARDS
Dr.Banner Brian.
LOTTERY MANAGER
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES,UNITED KINGDOM,INC.Ã © 2009 TOYOTA PRIVACY LEGAL

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