419 scam: Asia Pacific <asiapacificlott101@gmail.com> YOU WON $1, 000,000 USD

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
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)
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.
- liemssec@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Asia Pacific <asiapacificlott101@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 05:10:11 -0700
Subject: YOU WON $1, 000,000 USD

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOU WON $1, 000,000 USD

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are Pleased to inform you that your email was selected among the
winning numbers of the recently Lotto conducted from the New York
Lottery and you won $1,000,000 USD. We shall be glad if you can claim
your prize,

please respond to this mail within 72 hours otherwise we will assume
that you are not interested.

We conduct the Lotto using Lotto as part of our tax relief program set
up by the United State Lottery Board and the Asia-Pacific
International Lottery Promotion, on this note we congratulate you and
wish you best of luck as you claim the prize attached to this Lotto.

The Mega Millions Lottery With a jackpot that starts at $1,000,000
USD, Mega Millions has gained international notoriety for consistently
handing out huge jackpots. A total of three hundred and seven jackpots
of more than $300,000,000 have been won in its lifetime.

Email Coordinator Liem Sien Email: liemssec@gmail.com of our Thailand
paying office with the information below.

1. FULL NAME.............................
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN......................
3. PRESENT ADDRESS.........................
4. DATE OF BIRTH..........................
5. OCCUPATION.............................
6. GENDER.....................................
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER........................
8. MARITAL STATUS..........................

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30 days of
receiving this notification. Any claim not made by this date will be
returned to HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
.
Congratulations once more
Asia-Pacific International Lottery Organization

Asia Pacific
International Lottery Organization

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