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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 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.
  • skycourierltd@she.com
  • skyexpressltd@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Japanese Int'l Lotto Organization" <japanlotto33@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:19:14 +0700
Subject: JAPANESE INT'L LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION!!


* **JAPANESE INT'L LOTTERY.*
* *
**
*[image: Waving flag (64x50)]** *
**
*

JAPANESE INT'L LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
1-2-8, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan,


BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03
REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD

JAPANESE INT'L LOTTERY
NOTIFICATION DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

* * WINNINGS NOTIFICATION OF USD$1M*
**
*We happily announce to you the draw of the Japanese Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held in Tokyo-Japan on the 25th of January, 2006
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 085-12876077-09 with
Serial number 51390-0 drew the lucky numbers: 03-06-08-10-12-16-27 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the first category.the lucky numbers: *

[image: Ball number 3][image: Ball number 6][image: Ball number 8][image:
Ball number 10][image: Ball number 12][image: Ball number 16][image: Ball
number 27]
**
*You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD1.000,000.00.
(ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), from total cash prize of 10,
000.000.00 was shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from all over the world over the internet and your email address hapens to
be one of the lucky winning address.*
**
*The Sky Express Courier Ltd has been given the Contract to deliver all our
winners Draft/Cheque to the address of the respective winners. You are to
contact Sky Express Courier Ltd immediatley you get this email.*
**
*Find below the contact information of Sky Express Courier Ltd.*
**
*SKY EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LTD
145F, Oknha Men (St. 200)
12208 Phnom Penh, Cambodia *
*Tel: +(855)121948421*
*Fax: +(855)23317455
**Email: skycourierltd@she.com*
*Email: skyexpressltd@she.com*
*Contact Person: Mr. Fedrick Jiro (Director of
Operations and Logistics)*
*

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,
telephone number, Winnings numbers (such as batch, ref, serial and lucky
winning number), your personal address where you intend to receive your
winning Draft/Cheque in your contact mail to Sky Express Courier Ltd.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program
and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programm.

For safety measures and to avoid fruadulent claims you are adviced to keep
all about your winnings information and notification confidential and away
from all third parties till your check arrives your address.

Congratulations once more from all the members and staffs of this program.

Goodluck We wish you continued good fortunes.

<http://www.scib.co.th/en/business/default.asp?KeyRef=Tasna-Rajatabhothi-En>

Mrs Tina Akira,
Online Co-ordinator
Japanese Int'l Lottery Org

<http://www.scib.co.th/en/business/default.asp?KeyRef=Khemchai-Chutiwongse-En>

Mr Raymond Hisashi
President
Japanese Int'l Lottery Org
**
[image: Waving flag (64x50)] [image: You must be 16 or over to play
or claim a prize]

Copyright @1994-2006 The Japanese Int'l Lottery Org.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

77635 476378 255667460
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