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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM" <asiapromotion_org@ethailand.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:35:04 +0700
Subject: ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION !! { CONTACT OUR LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR}

DATE: 5th OF OCTOBER 2006.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION.
PRIZE/AWARD BANGKOK THAILAND.(ASIA LOTTORIES AN AFFILIATE OF OVERSEA SUBSCRIBER AGENTS).
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03:
REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM CONGRATULATIONS!

RE: PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PROGRAM DRAW,held on the 5th of September 2006. The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out
mixed up numbers and email addresses. Your email address was attached to
ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the
lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the
5th category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$250.00 ( Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States dollars) in cash credited to file with REF:N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of $6,250.000.00, shared among the twenty-five international winners in this
category.

Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our
security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 40,000 companies, 25,000 individual names, email addresses & official
addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions
Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator
as follows,

Contact Person:DR WILLIAMS HORMCHONG HUA
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
BANGKOK 10200 THAILAND.
Email : th_hormchonghua@oued.org
TEL: +66-907630078

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of October, 2006. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery
winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.

Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address,please do
inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible.

An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate
will be sent to you by our co-ordinator.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for being a part of our International Promotions program.

We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Susan Lee
Vice President Asia International Promotion Bangkok
Thailand.




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