419 scam: "Dr.Teress" <teresskonne225@yahoo.co.jp> This is to inform you that your email have won

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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:

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.
- thress_konne2008@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Teress" <teresskonne225@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:29:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: This is to inform you that your email have won

This is to inform you that your email have won
Our Ref: MSC/610/08
This is to inform you that your email have won ( 1,000,000.One Million
Euros) and a Microsoft Windows Palm Top(2009 Model) in the
ongoing 2009 online Microsoft Award aimed at promoting the use of
Microsoft products round the galobe. Your email address was selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and
extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies
that are listed online. Each email address was attached to a ticket number
and a batch number. Your email address attached to Ticket No. MSA/18/1047,
Batch No. MSA/04/09 and Winning No. CLM/0700/MSC was selected, which
automatically makes you one of our lucky winners for the year.
For claims
co-ordinator,2009 Microsoft Award:
contact Dr. Teress, thress_konne2008@yahoo.co.jp
Note: You are also to provide him with the informations below and any form
of Identification for confirmation
*Name...................
*Address...........
*Occupation.................
*Age................
*Sex.............
*Nationality..............
*Country Of Residence..........
*City/State..........
*Tele/mobile Number............
Congratulations to you from the entire staffs
of the Microsoft Award Team Microsoft Corporation.

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