419 scam: Department Of State <info@dbscertification.com> Congratulation You Have Won U.S Green Card Visa

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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!
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +66948762973 (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.
- a0ussdc@america.hm (America; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- this contact details,=a0 name: mrs donna white=a0 e-mail: =a0ussdc@america.hm e-mail: =a0usavisa@linuxmail.org _tel:+66-948762973_ (America; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Department Of State <info@dbscertification.com>
Reply-To: ussgl@live.com
Date: Tue, 06 May 2014 19:24:31 -0500
Subject: Congratulation You Have Won U.S Green Card Visa

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE,=A0

NATIONAL- VISA- CENTER=A032=A0=A0ROCHESTER=A0=A0AVE,

PORTSMOUTH=A0,=A0NH=A00358801-2=A0=A0USA=A0

_=A0 CASE- NUMBER::FRC=A0__55865663318AA_

PREFERENCES- CATEGORIES:-=A0 (DV DIVERSITY)
FOREIGN- STATE -CHARGEABILITY

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE LUCKY SELECTED WINNERS =20
OF THE U.S.=A0GREEN CARD=A0EMAIL BALLOT=A0LOTTERY=A0PROGRAM OF THE 2014 =20
EDITION .

DETAILS.=A0
THIS E-MAIL BALLOT VISA- LOTTERY- PROGRAM WAS INNOVATED ON 2ND OF =20
MARCH BY- USAFIS, THIS IS THE 2ND EDITION OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS =20
DESIGNED TO BE HELD EVERY YEAR, THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM =20
IS TO GIVE FREE- VISA'S TO CITIZENS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE =20
WORLD WHO WISHES TO TRAVEL TO U.S AND START A NEW LIFE AND WORK.=A0

IN THIS INNOVATED PROGRAM, NO -REGISTRATIONS WERE BEING MADE OR =20
REQUIRED AS THE PROGRAM WAS BEING CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPUTER DRAW =20
SYSTEM OF E-MAIL RANDOM EXTRACTIONS FROM WORLD WIDE REGISTERED =20
WEBSITES.=A0

IN THIS 2ND EDITION OF THE PROGRAM, TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE (225) =20
U.S- VISA'S WERE RELEASED AND 6.3 MILLION E-MAIL ADDRESSES WERE =20
EXTRACTED FROM WORLD WIDE REGISTERED WEB-SITES DURING THE 33-DAYS =20
EXTRACTION PERIOD THAT RAN=A0 FOR FINAL SELECTION, ALL EXTRACTED EMAIL =20
ADDRESSES WERE ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT TICKET NUMBERS FOR REPRESENTATION =20
AND PRIVACY FOR FINAL- SELECTION THROUGH COMPUTER- DRAW- SYSTEM.=A0

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET- NUMBER (_564002-188_) DREW =20
-THE LUCKY- NUMBER'S WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WON YOU THE U.S VISA AND WE =20
ARE SENDING THE WINNING- NOTIFICATION- DIRECTLY THROUGH THE- SELECTED- =20
WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH MEANS THAT IF YOU RECEIVE THE WINNING- =20
NOTIFICATION IN YOUR MAIL BOX THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED- AMONG THE =20
LUCKY- WINNER'S.=A0

APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE (155) LUCKY- SELECTED- =20
WINNER'S HAD BEEN NOTIFIED- THROUGH THEIR SELECTED E-MAIL ADDRESSES- =20
INCLUDING YOU TODAY=A0

YOUR VISA- WINNING -IDENTIFICATION- CASE -NUMBER IS (FRC55865663318AA) =20
NOTE THAT YOUR VISA- WINNING IDENTIFICATION CASE NUMBER IS YOUR PIN =20
CODE TO CLAIMING YOUR VISA.=A0=A0

DISQUALIFICATION,=A0
ANY -SELECTED- LUCKY- WINNER FROM THE SOME COUNTRIES WILL BE =20
DISQUALIFIED, THIS IS BECAUSE EACH HAS MORE THAN 50,000 CANDIDATES IN =20
THE U.S:-

_BASIC- QUESTION._=A0
HOW CAN I MAKE THE CLAIM OF MY VISA?=A0
YOU WILL OBTAIN YOUR VISA THROUGH THE- U.S CONSULAR OFFICER IN YOUR =20
HOME COUNTRY OR COUNTRY OF YOUR PRESENT RESIDENCE AND NOTE THAT THE =20
U.S CONSULAR OFFICER IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY OR COUNTRY OF YOUR PRESENT =20
RESIDENCE WILL NOT ATTEND TO YOU WITHOUT YOUR PROCESSED DOCUMENTS OF =20
WHICH TO ACCESS YOUR VISA WINNINGS THROUGH THEIR NETWORK DATABASE.=A0

OUR VISA PROCESSING AGENTS HAD BEEN APPORTIONED AMONG SIX GEOGRAPHIC =20
REGIONS, ALL SELECTED LUCKY WINNER'S WILL NEED TO ACT ON THEIR CLAIMS =20
APPLICATIONS QUICKLY BEFORE THE VISA CLAIM EXPIRATION DEADLINE(25TH =20
May 2014)=A0

FOR YOUR- VISA- FORM AND REQUIREMENTS,CONTACT OUR ASIA/PACIFIC/MIDDLE =20
EAST -AGENT VIA THIS CONTACT DETAILS,=A0

NAME: MRS DONNA WHITE=A0

E-MAIL: =A0ussdc@america.hm
E-MAIL: =A0usavisa@linuxmail.org

_TEL:+66-948762973_

=A0N.B: PROCESSING FEE.=A0
SINGLE- US$890=A0
DUAL- US$1,420

_HOW CAN I PAY THE PROCESSING FEE?__=A0_
THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF PAYMENT ARE ACCEPTED:=A0

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.=A0
MONEY GRAM.
BANK TRANSFER.

_BENEFITS.__=A0_
ALL THE SELECTED -LUCKY -WINNER'S WILL GET FREE AIR TICKETS TO THE =20
U.S.=A0YOUR AIR TICKET WILL BE SEND TO YOU BY- OUR=A0=A0ASIA=A0=A0/PACIFIC =
=20
/MIDDLE EAST AGENT TOGETHER WITH YOUR PROCESSED DOCUMENTS.=A0

PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL THE ENCLOSED INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY.

DO NOT REPLY BACK TO THIS NOTIFICATION E- MAIL (BUSY)

_FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES;__=A0_
CONTACT OUR=A0=A0ASIA=A0=A0/PACIFIC AGENT WHERE YOUR VISA WINNING DETAILS FA=
LLS.=A0

SINCERELY YOURS,=A0
MR. TONY BROOKE=A0
SECRETARY=A0GENERAL=A0US=A0CONSULATE =A0KENTUCKY=A0

=A0=A0=A0

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