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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Toyota Lottery Promotion" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrtonylarry66td1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:39:51 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!!

Toyota Thai Ltd
Soi 6 Sathorn Bangkok 10120
Bangkok Thailand.
Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3YT
Register company number: 4533384.
 
Ref No: GFSP/ 9948/272/2015
Batch: GFSP/ 815/THAIN/TH
 
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER
 
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes Organized by Toyota, in conjunction with the foundation for the Promotion of Software Products, (F.P.S.) held this Year 2015 here in Bangkok - Thailand. Toyota earns its profit mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, All the world e-mail service Toyota Maps, Toyota Apps, Orkut social networking and You Tube video sharing, which are all offered to the public for free.
 
We wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the Twelve(12)selected winners in the ongoing E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes. Hence we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage to Toyota and its Products. A Bank Draft ofUS$1,000,000.00 {One Million United State Dollar Only}will be issued in your name by our Foreign Payment Bureau and also a certificate of prize claim will be sent alongside your Bank Draft.
 
You are advised to contact our Foreign Payment Bureau with the following details below for the Processing of your Claims:
 
FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE FORM.
 
(1) Your Contact Address:
(2) Your Contact Telephone/Mobile Number:
(3) Your Nationality/Country:
(4)Your Full Names:
(5) Occupation:
(6) Age/Gender:
(7) Marital Status:
(8) Private Email Address:
(9) Ever Won An Online Lottery?
(10) How Do You Feel As A Winner?
 
For further clarification please call and send mail to your claim agent (Mrs.Cheet William) in order to process your claims with our payee
bank:- Sir. Yousef Vugar
 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Contact our Foreign Payment Bureau officer
below: William Angel
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with the E-mail accounts as follows:
Email:wa2685140@gmail.com
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
 
NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be WARNED!!!!
 
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of this office TOYOTA BOARD COMMISSION.
 
MD Matt Brittin,
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,
Google United Kingdom.
©2015 Google Corporation.
 

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