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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: "YAHOO MSN CLAIMS BOARD UK" <msn_claimsboardsuk@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: msn_claimsboardsuk@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:35:48 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
9 - 10 GREAT SUTTON STREET
LONDON. EC1V 0NB.
United Kingdom.

Ref. Number....... YMUKNL/80612575115/02
Batch Number....... 14/0017/1PD
Ticket Number.......... 56475600545 188
Amount Won....... 900,000.00 GBP

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that your email account was picked as a winner of
a lump sum pay out of Nine Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling (900,000.00 GBP)
in cash and all participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 75,000 names from Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America,
Middle East and Africa .Your Funds Would Be Released to You any Moment From
Now, But Before Any Further Processing, We Need to Have Your Information
Registered in Our Database, As soon as we receives your winning Information
above, You will be Duly Informed by our Claims Officer In-charge On What to Do
Next.

You will be required to quote your Reference Number and Batch Number for
confirmation on your winnings. All winnings must be claimed not later than
three weeks after receipt of this Email. Be advice to keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed.

WINNING PROCESSING FORM.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Mobile Number:
4. Direct Telephone Number:
5. Occupation:
6. City of Residence:
7. Country:
8. Your Complete Address with Zip Code (not P.O.BOX) :
9. Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:


Mr. Oliver Derio
Foreign Services Directorate,
Pacific Systematic Informations GmbH & Co.
Tel: +44 - 703 186 0104
Fax: +44 - 703 186 0104
E-mail: msn_claimsboardsuk@yahoo.com

Congratulations Once More From All Our Members Of Staff.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Stacy Sullivan Martinez,
Executive Online Co-ordinator International Sweepstakes / Yahoo Msn British
Lottery Gaming Commission (B.L.G.C).

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