419 scam: Lotto Award 2010 <award.lotto38@gmail.com> Re: File REF No: THL/77-Z0602742119

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "yahoo lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
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.
- +66870624358 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)
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.
- poi_koi10@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Lotto Award 2010 <award.lotto38@gmail.com>
Reply-To: private_pinitkoram2010@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 06:56:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: File REF No: THL/77-Z0602742119

The Msn/Yahoo Lottery Incorporation
PO Box 1010,chon buri
L70 1NL,Thailand.

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File REF No: THL/77-Z0602742119,
BATCH No: 2011THL-01.
Ticket No:33-1344-4016-919,

Dear Lucky Winner

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain pounds (750,000.00 pounds sterling's) for the Annual 2010 Lottery
promotion which is organized by MSN/YAHOO LOTTERY INCLIVE in conjunction with
the MICROSOFT WINDOWS.MSN / YAHOO WINDOWS, collects all the email
addresses of the people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Hotmail and various Microsoft window users, we only select five people as our winners, through electronic balloting System without the winner applying.

Msn/Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 7 days from the date of this
Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this
period will be forfeited.

Our Event Manager will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program, Please be warned.

Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You are expected to fill and
submit to the Claims manager below.

CLAIMS VALIDATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES:____________________
2. NATIONALITY:___________________
3. AGE____________________________
4. SEX:___________________________
5. MARITAL STATUS:________________
6. CONTACT ADDRESS:_______________
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________
8. OCCUPATION:____________________
9. WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:__________

( CLAIMS MANAGER)
Mr. KOI POI
E-mail:poi_koi10@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +66870624358
Foreign Services Manager,
Processing Department,
KINGDOM OF THAILAND

Once again congratulations...

(Msn/Yahoo Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator.
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