419 scam: Yahoo Lottery Promotion <mknjhggbvc@msn.com> Yahoo! International Lottery Organization

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +66871987848 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Yahoo Lottery Promotion <mknjhggbvc@msn.com>
Reply-To: <wong_drlee@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:27:48 +0000
Subject: Yahoo! International Lottery Organization

Yahoo! International Lottery Organization

Bangkok Branch Office Address:

10/15 Convent Road, Silom, Bangrak,

Bangkok 10500, Thailand.

Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 20 lucky
winners in the ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award of the New Year Held
in Bangkok Thailand 2011.

All
20 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of
(20,000.000.00) International emails each from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our
International Promotions program which is conducted annually,
consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ($1,000.000.00 USD) This
Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within
our Bangkok representative office in Bangkok Thailand, as indicated in
your play coupon and your prize of ($1,000.000.00 USD) will be released
to you from this regional branch office in Bangkok Thailand. Your fund
is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand and
insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been
processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to
your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by
participants, as has happened in the past.

YAHOO LOTTERY is a free service that does not require you to be a Yahoo!

Registered user.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

These are your identification numbers.

Ticket number.....................294-746975003-75

Serial number.......................8546-7

Lucky number...................67-13-98-51-99-43

Ref number...................N.EGS/7583366264/35

Fill the form below and submit in order for our coordinator to contact you on how to redeem your prize.

*************************************

Sir. picit Suntia

Email:wong_drlee@yahoo.co,jp

Telephone number : +66871987848

******************************************

You are to send the completed verification form below to enable us process your winning prizes. Congratulations once more!!

1. FULL NAME

2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

3. PRESENT ADRESS.

4. DATE OF BIRTH

5. SEX

6. OCCUPATION

7. TELEPHONE NUMBER

8. FAX NUMBER

9. MARITAL STATUS

10. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 14 days of receiving this notification. Any claim not made by this
date will be returned to HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Once again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being a part of Yahoo! International Promotions
program. We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Raporn Jalang,

Vice President Yahoo! Lotto Org.

Online Coordinator,

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