419 scam: "SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY ORGANIZATION"<mail@mail.org> 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:

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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- sweepstakesonlinecoordinator@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sweepstakesonline1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 01:51:00 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

BATCH: EGS/ 66208114/05: REFERENCE: 19/0014/IPD

CONGRATULATIONS DEAR WINNER
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

BATCH: EGS/ 66208114/05: REFERENCE: 19/0014/IPD

CONGRATULATIONS DEAR WINNER !!!

We happily announce to you the results of SWEEPSTAKES
LOTTERY ORGANIZATIONS PRIZE DRAW, 2010.

We wish to congratulate you over your email address success in our computer balloting. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 063-14628115-20 with serial number 77710-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 02-09-12-27-18-04, 10, subsequently won the Lottery and Qualified you among Twenty five international Winners in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$ 1,000,000.00 ( ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY ), in cash credited to file with REF: N.EG/42275486009/16.

The lucky numbers:

02-09-12-27-18-04, 10

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program. This promotion takes place yearly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian booklet representative office in Asia as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$ 1,000,000.00 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Asia .

Name: Coordinator Sir. Donalson Chou
SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
20/12 Phra Arthit road
Phra Nakhon 10200 Bangkok ,
Thailand .
Tel: +(66) 08-7674-3214

E-mail: sweepstakesonlinecoordinator@yahoo.com.hk

Provide him with the information below:
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:

Note: You would be required to show an instrument of identification when redeeming your winners Money i.e. Drivers license or International passport.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than one month from the date of the result. Any claim not made within the period of one month will be returned to HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY ORGANIZATIONS

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Willie Papu,
President
Sweepstakes Online Lottery Organization.

Vice President
Mrs. Akira Itsuki
Sweepstakes Online Lottery Organization

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