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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: "Mrs. Tina Akira" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <y.lotto60@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:24:02 +0700
Subject: Dear Sir./Madam,Your Has Won,Congratulations!!!

E.A.A.S HEADQAUTERS Amsterdam Holland /United Kindom''
 
 
 
                           YAHOO LOTTO PROMOTION
 
 
 
E.A.A.S HEADQUARTERS AMSTERDAM HOLLAND /UNITED KINDOM.
Dear Sir./Madam
 
 
             
  PRO - Number: ICC/232056/09
  VTT -  Number: SSK.42-10/01KC
 
 
 
                                   YAHOO ULTIMATE PROMOTION
 
 
 
Your Has Won,  Congratulations!
 
 
 
You are lucky to be one of the recipients of this Yahoo & Internet Corporate Promotion email raffle draw program on this category held on the MAY 2011 that is being sponsored by Yahoo internet provider and other service providers like hotmail, gmail etc including eminent personalities like the HM King Juan of Spain, Sultan of Brunei, Bill & Melinda Gates foundation and others.
 
 
 
All participant emails were selected randomly from Internet websites for this draw via computer ballot system as part of international promotion to help spread the use of Internet and campaign against computer illiteracy worldwide.
Your email address was entered as a dependent client on pro-number: ICC/232056/09 with serial Number: 2361 drew the lucky payment
 
 
numbers:13-23-36-20-42-56. Thus your email address has won you the sum of $1, 000. 000.00USD (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to you.
 
 
Congratulations!
 
 
Your prize is officially approved for payment through authorized payment center attributed to claim prize. Your payment number falls at Asia regional office in Bangkok Thailand.  in this regard your prize will be released from Bangkok Thailand.
 
 
All prizes are deposited with insurance bond policy to secure prize and identity of the winner due to variety of email names and addresses, we ask that procedure of payment should be kept secret from public notice until after prize is processed and remitted to you in order to avoid complications during payment. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by scammers
 
 
To claim prize, please file your true information stated below, send via email to authorize Yahoo claim office.
 
 
Clearance Manager: Rev White Kane.
Email:ythailandlotto@yahoo.com.hk
Mobile Phone:+66824434876.
 
 
Note: The won prize is not deductible nor dividable and you are responsible for clearance/processing expenses & cost.
PRO No:-
VTT No:-
FULL NAME:-
AGE:-
GENDER:-
JOB:-
EMAIL:-
TEL/MOBILE No:-
NATIONALITY/PRESENT LOCATION:-
DATE & TIME THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU:-
 
 
Recent lucky winners
 
 
Caution: All prizes must be claimed before 31st Of March 2012, after this date, unclaimed prizes will enter grace period and make sure you send all information as required. Should there be any discrepancy please contact claim office.
 
 
Sincerely,
Rev White Kane.
Lottery Coordinator.
 
 
                  IMPORTANT NOTICE
 
 
After receiving this notification letter the next option is for you to contact the clearance manager. All prize winners must obey the rules of this program before receiving prize in accordance with European/Asia gaming board.
 
 
NB: You cannot claim prize by proxy or by sending someone to represent you to collect prize, if you want to receive prize directly from authorize claim office.               
                             
 
Congratulations Once More!!
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Rev White Kane. .... LOTTERY COORDINATOR. 
 
        
E.A.A.S HEADQUARTERS AMSTERDAM HOLLAND //UNITED KINDOM
[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 7 DAYS]

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