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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Yahoo Email Lottery Promo" <yahooemail_lotterypromo2@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:36:50 +0000
Subject: YAHOO AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

 

Yahoo!ONLINE LOTTERY.

 

 

YAHOO! GRAND EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION.
PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: YLP/4910X1/05

BATCH NO: 12/25/0305

 

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attn: Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the YAHOO! ONLINE EMAIL LOTTERY PROMO/WORLD GAMING BOARD held on 20th October 2005.
 
Your email address attached to Ticket No: 7804468845 with Serial No: 0252393053, drew the lucky numbers 08-09-17-29-37-43 which subsequently won the lottery in the 1st category. 

You have therefore been approved a lump sum of ONE MILLION GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS. Your fund is presently held in a Finance/Security Firm, and is insured in your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY. Due to mix up of some emails, numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this Lottery program. To process your winning claims, please contact your Fiduciary/Claims Agent;

Mr. Todd Aaron
Email:
ylp_claimsagent1@walla.com
Tel: +44 703 184 8794
Fax: +44 870 490 1684

         

For the remittance of your winning prize, you have to send the following information below to your claims agent.

1. Your Full Name

2. Tel/Fax Numbers

3. Occupation

4. Date Of Birth

5. Nationality

6. Your Current Address

7. Next Of Kin And Address

8. Reference And Batch Numbers

Your claims agent shall verify your information and further instructions shall be sent to you prior the release of your award prize.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your Fiduciary/Claims Agent as soon as possible. All winning must be claimed not later than 15TH NOVEMBER, 2005. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake. 

Congratulations once again and thank you for being a part of the YAHOO! ONLINE E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMO.

Yours Sincerely
Dr. Paul White
(Promotion Manager)

                                              

You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize

 


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