419 scam: "Yahoo & Window Live Award"<windowliveaward@windowlive.com> You are winner Of Yahoo & Window Live Award

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447031835937 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yahoo & Window Live Award" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claim_dept001@one.co.il>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:44:35 -0700
Subject: You are winner Of Yahoo & Window Live Award

YAHOO & WINDOW LIVE AWARDS CENTER.
BRITISH MICROSOFT E-MAIL SELECT AWARD FROM HEAD OFFICES LONDON ON TUESDAY, August, 3, 2011
British Yahoo & Microsoft Award
Headquarters:
124 Stockport Road Longsight,
Manchester M60 2DB, United Kingdom

Attn: WINNER,

Your email addresses have justwon a YAHOO & WINDOWS LIVE prize money of(ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) (GBP?1,000,000.00) On 03, August, 2011
Award winners emerge through random selection of all active email subscribers online.Six are selected to benefit from this promotion.

Payment of Prize and Claim
Winners are to be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center.This Prize Award must be claimed in not later than 7 days from date of notification after which unclaimed prizes are cancelled.

WINNER NO: 4 8 0 2 7

Theseare your identification numbers:

Batch Number: YPB/08/APA-43658
Reference Number:YPN560992008
Award File Security code: UK/+ QU34005
These numbers fall within theUnited Kingdomfile. Thus, you are requested to contactour fiduciary agentinUnited Kingdom and send your winning identification numbers to him:

CONTACT INFORMATION OF OUR AGENT IN UNITED KINGDOM:

NAME : MRS BELINDA JONES
Mobile Phone: +44 703 183 5937
Fax : +44 844 774 6182
E-mail: claimcemter001@live.com / ywoffice@blumail.org
Kindlysend the following information to your claim agent to facilitate the release of your fund.

1. Full name...................................................................................
2. Country......................................................................................
3. Telephone Number.............................................................................
4.Fax Number...............................................................................
5.Sex............................................................................................
6.Date of birth..............................................................................
7. Marital Status............................................................................
8. E-Mail Address: ..........................................................................
9. Occupation................................................................................
10. Contact Address.......................................................................
11. Copy of your International passport or Drivers license.......……

Once your agent acknowledges receiptof this required detail, transfer would commence.

MR. DRUV MARTINDA
(Award Coordinator)

Congratulations!! Once Again.
Yours in service,
[Mrs. Mary E. Chris]
[British Microsoft Award Secretary]

NOTE
You are hereby advised not to disclose the content of this Prize Award until your money have been remitted to you to avoid disqualification that will arise from dual claim.

[Signed By: Dr.A. W. George]
Lottery Board Director
Head Office U.K

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