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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "sending_micros2010@att.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "jamesmandy@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "jamesmandy@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447045737299 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: YAHOO MICROSOFT LOTTO OFFICE <sending_micros2010@att.net>
Reply-To: jamesmandy@live.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:37:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO!

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MICROSOFT YAHOO INTERNET LOTTERY INC.
10 Ebury Bridge Rd
Victoria
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (704) 572 4073

MICROSOFT, YAHOO! AWARD NOTICE!!YOU WON £800,000 AND 1 NEW APPLE - IPAD WITH WI-FI + 3G 64GB.

Dear Sir/Madam,MICROSOFT, YAHOO! gives out monthly random cash prizes to all Microsoft Windows' users. Yahoo! in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation is
glad to inform you today that your e-mail account was randomly selected
as one of the "17" Lucky winners who will get a cash prize of £800,000 GBP and One(1) New Apple - iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G 64GB.

This is an international Human Support promotional award sponsored by Bill Gates, Microsoft. Human Support is part of our social responsibility to the citizens and Multitude of subscribers in our Network.
Bill Gates
earns US$250 every SECOND, that's about US$20 Million a DAY and US$7.8
Billion a YEAR! He can donate US$15 to everyone on earth but still be
left with US$ 5 Million for his pocket money. All 17 lucky Winners were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from 1 million E-mail addresses extracted from all the (Continents) Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania conducted monthly.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE!!

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE *** Contact Email: jamesmandy@live.com
By Providing the Details and Contact the Claims Agent.
*** Contact Person: Dr. James Mandy ***
*** Email: jamesmandy@live.com ***
*** Winner's directorate: winnersdirectorate@yahoo-inc. com ***
*** Customer Service Tel: +44 (704) 5737299 ***

i. Name in full.......................... ...
ii. Gender & Date of Birth......................... ....
iii. Telephone..................... ........
iv. Occupation.................... .........
v. Address....................... ......
Your Ref #: YaMs-3244285.
Winning
Numbers: GB892211528.

Note
that you are advised to forward the above details to the claims office.
As soon as you contact the claims office, the Claims Agent (Dr. James Mandy)
will immediately commence the claims processes by given you the online
Procedures and Directives for the processing and transfer of your prize Money
to you. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information Strictly confidential from the public until your Fund is
processed and transferred to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Hilary Schneider
Information and Programme Coordinator,
The Yahoo Inc. Staff
http://www.yahoo-inc.com

Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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