419 scam: "Asia Pacific Lottery Organization"<asiapacificlottopromo@hanmail.net> Congratulation's You Won the Lottery

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Asia Pacific Lottery Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <asiapacificlottopromo@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:12:23 +0700
Subject: Congratulation's You Won the Lottery

Asia Pacific Lottery Organization
80b Phetchamnork Avenue,
Bangkok Thailand.

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We write to Congratulate you as regards your Email Address success in our Online Computer Balloting Sweepstakes Programme from the Asia Pacific Lottery Organisation online draws of 5th Day of the Month held in Bangkok Thailand.

All participants were selected through the Registered Computer Internet Users ballot system drawn from 10,000, Personal Email Addresses & official Email Addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Programme.

Your Email Address has subsequently won you one of the two Jackpot prizes in the 5th category? You have therefore been approved to claim a Total Sum of USD$368,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Only.

Your Email Address attached to ticket number APLA286067-00-805 with Serial Number ANGR9-3088 that drew the Lucky Numbers of 8641146.

You have therefore been approved of a lump sum payment of USD$368,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Only in cash credited REF NO: ASIAPLOTTOORG00-03803.

Contact the Asia Pacific Lottery Co-ordinator for your claim:
Mr. Sawat Thorburn
Email: asiapacificlottopromo@yahoo.co.jp

Provide Him with the information below:

(1) REF NO: ASIAPLOTTOORG00-03803 (2) Serial Number: ANGR9-3088

(3) Lucky Number: 8641146 (4)Name:...........................................

(5) Address:...................................................................

(6)Age:............. (7)Country:...................................

Your Winning Certificate and all other relevant Documents/Paperwork would be prepared.

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 13th Day of next Month.

Any claim not made by this date will be returned to the Treasury of the Asia Pacific Lottery Corporation as Unclaimed Fund.

Fonds Regards,

June Roache.
Chairman, Asia Pacific Lottery Organization.

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