419 scam: "Exactmax Industry Holdings Limited" <info@yahoo.co.uk> ...COMPANY 2010 E-MAIL AWARDS..

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- mrleechinwilson_2010@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Exactmax Industry Holdings Limited" <info@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrleechinwilson_2010@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:20:36 +0800
Subject: ...COMPANY 2010 E-MAIL AWARDS..

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Exactmax (Hongkong) Industry Holdings Limited
Room 401, No. 323 He Xiang Xi Road,
Siming District, Xiamen 361004, P. R. China
Telephone: 0086-0592-2230690
Fax: 0086-0592-2230691
____________________________________________________
...COMPANY 2010 E-MAIL AWARDS..

Dear winner,
We the Exactmax Group board of directors like to officially
congratulate you for the draw that was just held by our company
which featured you as the second place winner.Our company holds
each New year,based on the random selection exercise of internet
service providers (ISP) and millions of Super market cash invoices
worldwide,This promotion is just one of various ways we are
presently using to achieve this global vision of ours.

Your email address with MICROS ID ( DVT-57010-JHN-624TM-2XL ) was luckily
drawn to be this year second place winner of a Brand New Toyota camry
and a cash prize of $2,500,000.00 United States Dollars.This money and
gift we believe will enable you make some impact in the society
and possibly invest in our company in the near future.

Prizes won : Toyota camry and $2,500,000.00 United States Dollars
cash Your Micros ID is : DVT-57010-JHN-624TM-2XL
Contact company Agent Mr.Lee Chin Wilson also responsible for your
claims who is our claims officer in Europe..United Kingdom and can
understand english and some european languages.

CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR DETAILS, FILL DETAILs BELOW;
Your Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Phone number:
Age:
Gende:
Occupation:
Winning e-mail:
Micros ID:

Your Qualification number is: (DVT-00110-WIN-108YR-8XJ)

REMITTANCE CONTACT
Name : Mr.Lee Chin Wilson
Email: mrleechinwilson_2010@yahoo.com.hk
Address: 24 wilford park, London. United Kingdom
_______________________________________________________
Note: All funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries,
not later that 7 days after notification.And should send contact
Mr.Lee Chin wilson with their properly filled form with this e-mail
address; mrleechinwilson_2010@yahoo.com.hk

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