419 scam: "SAMSUNG LOTTERY PROMOTION 2014" <samsungasiaremittancecenter@yahoo.co.th> 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:

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:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "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.
- samsungsettmentoffice@yahoo.co.th (Yahoo, Thailand; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "SAMSUNG LOTTERY PROMOTION 2014" <samsungasiaremittancecenter@yahoo.co.th> (may be fake)
Reply-To: samsungasiaremittance@yahoo.co.th
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 18:37:37 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: Congratulations!!!

This is to inform you of the release of SAMSUNG INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTION 2014 PRIZE DRAW.
Your email Address ID Won $1,000.000.00 (One Million US Dollar And A
Samsung Galaxy Phone with attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with
serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16-27,
which consequently won the lottery and Qualified you among Twenty five
international Winners in the 5th category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay of US $ 1,000, 000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS ONLY), in cash credited to file with REF:
N.EG/3662367114/13.
The Lucky Numbers.
03-06-08-10-12-16-27
Congratulations!!!
All 25 winning email addresses were selected randomly from the World Wide
Website through a computer draw system and extracted from over 50,000
email addresses & official addresses, that are listed online from Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and
Africa, as part of our International Promotion Program. This promotion
takes place yearly.
In the Samsung 2014 YEARLY PROMOTION. For Prize Claim
:kindly send your:
Name:=============
Address:==========
Age:==============
Sex:==============
Mobile Num:===========
Occupation:=============
Country:================
to
Payment Remittance Agent
Ms.VAPO SWAKG
SAMSUNG SECURITY DEPARTMENT (ASIA).
E-mail:samsungsettmentoffice@yahoo.co.th
TELL: 00(66)899-874-082
=======================

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Samsung interactive
Lottery Board.
Yours Faithfully,
MRS EVAOG PIYADA
M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
Samsung Corporations(ASIA)

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