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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "remmittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +662266265666 (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.
  • asianunionbank@asia.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ALBERT" <coordinatoralim@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:07:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: SEND THIS APPLICATION TO THE BANK




THE BRANCH MANAGER

ASIA BANK BANGKOK THAILAND

INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DEPARTMENT THAILAND.

THE BANGKOK BANK BANGKOK THAILAND.

Silom Complex Building,191 Silom Rd, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Direct Office Line: +0066-9-7681-893Office Tel: +00-66-2266-2656-66 Office Fax: +00-66-2231-1743Email: asianunionbank@asia.com

Email: asianunionbank@mail2world

Officer In Charge:Mr.Timothy Bass

Sir,

APPLICATION OF CLAIM OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL/ PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD./BATCH: EGS/ 33504992/03: REFERENCE: 17/9918/IPD held on the 5th of February 2006,

I wish to apply for the claim Of the Asian Pacific International Promotion Organization prize/award payments.

This is to inform you that my e-mail address was attached to ticket number 065-12855077-09 with serial number 77390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 05-05-17-18-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category.and I was therefore contacted by the Vice-President of the ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD.

Note that I was warned that all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of June 2006. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HIS MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. In this aspect, Please I humble request that you should process and transfer my prize as soon as posible.

I look forward to hearing from you to enable me respond accordingly.

Your's Faithfully.

MR. Madras,

Note:Copy the above application letter and send it to the email address of the bank asianunionbank@asia.com and asianunionbank@mail2world directly as stated above.Inform me as soon as the bank contacts you officially. Remember to include your full name,email address telephone and fax number to enable the bank contact you immediately for the payment

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