419 scam: "Thai-Asia-East Lotto"<info@lotto.org> GOOD NEWS

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- +66947731527 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)
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.
- cordinatorpromot@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Thai-Asia-East Lotto" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cordinatorpromot@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:10:11 -0500
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Dear Beneficiary,

Congratulations from the management and staffs of the THAILAND-ASIA-EAST LOTTERY AGENCY May i use this medium to notify you that new minister of Thailand have Paid the bills which has been the cause of delay of your Payments, and the Managements of BANGKOK BANK and BCEAO has put your winners Lottery Funds US$2.5Million into a foreign draft, and find out that before the Draft will reach you it may get expired due to the unreliability of the corrupted postal service here , and we decided to convert the Draft into Cash, (boxed money) the sum of US$2,500.000,00 (Two Million Five Hundred United State Dollar) so to deliver it to you in Cash on your Personal receipt at your DESTINATION in your country.

We wish to deliver your Payment through this system to avoid another stress of K.T.T and so on all the necessary arrangements of delivering the US$2,500.000,00 (Two Million Five Hundred United State Dollar) in cash to you has been made with (HERNE BAY DELIVERY OFFICE). YOU have to get in touch with ERRAND DELIVERY OFFICE. Via email or telephone immediately. Below are their contacts:

Contact Person In-charge:
Mr. Williams Giggs
EMAIL: cordinatorpromot@yahoo.co.jp
Telephone Number: +66947731527

Please Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrive in your country with your CONSIGNMENT.

* Full Names.......
* Address. .........
* City.................
* State................
* Postal Code...........
* Phone.................
* Fax...................
* Email.................
* Age...................
* Marital Status........
* Sex...................
* Nearest Airport.......

N/B: The HERNE BAY DELIVERY OFFICE declared the content as a special registered Box of FAMILY TREASURES. Once-more, You will pay the R.E.D.L fee of FORCE OF NATURE which is just $150.00 Dollars only so that the detective agents will not open the BOX for search while on transit, as the content was not disclosed; please request for the tag of the said FORCE OF NATURE from the R.E.D.L., this is to avoid delaying or confiscation of your payments by any Government agent while on transit. So be confidential, and let it be.

CHEERS,

Esther Rieger-Fackeldey
Public Relation Officer (P.R.O.)
Thailand-Asia-East International Lottery Organization
Again contact person:
Mr. Williams Giggs
EMAIL: cordinatorpromot@yahoo.co.jp

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