419 scam: "LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY PROMOTION!"<test2@fingroup.net> LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY PROMOTION!

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "london 2012 olympics lottery promo" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
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.
- suewen64@yahoo.co.kr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY PROMOTION!" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suewen64@yahoo.co.kr>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:34:29 +0200
Subject: LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY PROMOTION!

LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY PROMOTION!

The London 2012 Olympics lottery is proud to inform you that you have won £500,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) why you have won? Your e-mail address is one of 15 lucky addresses who have won in the monthly promotion.

We wish to congratulate you on your victory; winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her settlement center. Stated below are your identification numbers:
Batch number: 198/006/1094/UK989/KKJ,
Reference number: 676/0-9_-_766//8,
Pin: 2012, file number: BB/HUKJ/776/00909//7.
Security code: LYMP887,

FILL THE DETAILS REQUESTED:

1. YOUR FULL NAME………………………………………...
2. COUNTRY………………………………….
3. MOBILE NUMBER…………………………………………
4. OCCUPATION………………………………………………
5. FAX NUMBER………………………………………………
6. PASSPORT COPY OR ID…………………………………
7. BATCH NUMBER…………………………………………..
8. REFERENCE NUMBER……………………………………
9. PIN NUMBER……………………………………………….
10. FILE NUMBER……………………………………………..
11. SECURITY CODE………………………………………….
12. DATE OF BIRTH……………………………………………. .

The London 2012 Olympics lottery team, whereby all winners are selected computer ballot draws or server, this email draw or server visits all internet providers and email address around the globe, be it COM, ORG, NET, AOL and all country based web abbreviations, as you have .CA in Canada and .UK in United Kingdom and AOL in USA .ZA in South Africa and India .IN

Once the details are received, it will be forwarded to the paying bank and you will be contacted to initiate immediate payment procedures of your won funds.

You have to note that the London 2012 Olympics Lottery is creating awareness of the Olympics sprit around the world, which is to be host in United Kingdom.

Online Lottery’s Operator, works in collaboration with the London 2012 Olympics Board to ensure that the most effective service is offered to the Lottery winners - within the responsible gaming framework at all times.

DUCHESS MARGARET SWANSEA.
PROMOTION MANAGER.
LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY AWARD.
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM.
suewen64@yahoo.co.kr

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