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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.

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.
• 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.
  • toyotapromopay@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mohammad hossainy" <souraky@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:21:46 -0800
Subject: urgent


JAPAN JUMBO DRAW
FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER,
PLAZA DE MAR ZHENG HONG KONG
Customer Service
Ref: JP/7146x4/99
Batch: 042/02/xa192

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1035) of the
JAPAN EMAIL PROMOTION LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes
International program held today in OSAKA JAPAN. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 45375600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers(14,33,36,39,42,46)and bonus ball(13), which
Subsequently won you the match 5 bonus prize in the
2nd category match 5 plus bonus .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$700,000,00 in cash (Seven Hundred Thousand,
united state dollars) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of
US$2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners
in the Second category.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from all part of the world
as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our CHINA booklet representative office in ASIA
as indicated .In view of this, your US$700,000.00 (
Seven Hundrednthousand, united state dollars) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in ASIA
as soon as possible.

Our CHINA agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your winning funds as
soon as you fill the claims verification form below
and send to him.

DR.PETERSON LUGIS
FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER,
TRANSGLOBE FINANCE SECURITIES
PLAZA DE MAR ZHENG CHINA
Email: toyotapromopay@aim.com
Tel: 0086 13728474792


For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information Confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some unscrupulous elements. Be warned to file for
your claim immediately.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with our designated agent or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.

Your Sincerely,
DR MRS AYODAM
VICE PRESIDENT INT.PROMOTIONS

CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................

EMAIL
ADDRESS:............................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

ANNUAL INCOME:....................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

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