419 scam: "Raymond Reyes"<onlinecordinator35@yahoo.com.hk> RE: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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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:

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:
- "onlinecoordinator@y7mail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "onlinecoordinator@y7mail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +66805951528 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Raymond Reyes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cliamdepty@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:04:56 +0700
Subject: RE: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

THE UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION RESULT
Office Address: 1031 Witthayu Lumphini,
Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
Email-Address: onlinecoordinator@y7mail.com
Office Line: ( +66 ) 805951528
Office Fax: (66)7784-6300
Online Co-ordinator: Mr.Raymond Reyes

TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

DEAR LUCKY WINNER!!!

If you are the correct owner of this email address, then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail winning draws and sweepstakes held in BANGKOK-THAILAND on the 10th of August 2010 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$1.2M

Your email address was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583.You are advised to
Contact Mr. Raymond Reyes. On the below email address for quick delivery of your US$1.2M certified cheque.

In order to ascertain you as the rightful receiver of the US$1.2M. You are to include the below listed information in your reply mail. onlinecoordinator@y7mail.com

1. YOUR COUNTRY

2. YOUR FULL NAMES

3. YOUR ADDRESS

4. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS

5. SEX

6. AGE

7. OCCUPATION AND JOB TITLE

8. TELEPHONE, MOBILE AND FAX NUMBERS

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference numbers in all correspondences with us, furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Note: All prize funds is being covered with insurance policy which makes it unable to tamper with until it gets to the rightful winner, this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid misappropriation of winners fund and unwarranted abuse of this program.

In view of this, you are advised to quickly file your claim to the co-ordinator as instructed for your immediate direction to the paying agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your prize remitted to you. This is our protocols to avoid double claimants or unwarranted claims as has happened in the past.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Once again from all members of staff of the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION and thank you for being a part of our International Promotion program. We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Gareth Norman.
President
THE UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

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