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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: "MICROSOFT BOARD" <gainersonly_23@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:05:56 +1200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE YAHOO/MSN INC AND THE MICROSOFT WINDOWS LOTTERY OF £500,000

 
 
Yahoo! UK & Ireland

 
 
 
 
 

                Yahoo/MsnLottery
       Incoperation 
               Baley House, Har Road
                Sutton, Greater London
 SM1 4te
         United  Kingdom 

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of(£500,000) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the month of NOVEMBER 2006 Lottery  promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.

    YAHOO&MSN MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
              PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
 
      You are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won.Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
 
These are your identification numbers:
                                 Get ed traffic to your web site! 
Batch number.....................YM 09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number...................YM09788
 
  
     These numbers fall within your Location file,you are requested to contact EVENTS AGENT MANAGER,send your winning identification numbers to them at this contact  address below.
 
(CONTACT EVENTS AGENT MANAGER)
       Mr.Garry Davis  
   Email:microsoftwindows_managerdept@yahoo.co.uk
              Or
        :microsoftwindowsmsn_lotterydept@yahoo.co.uk
 
 
    You are therefore advised to send the following information to the EVENTS AGENT to facilitate them and process the COURIER of your money.
 
NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
NEXT OF KIN...........................
STATE......................................
COUNTRY:................................
NATIONALITY............................  

 
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
                   
                                       
                                                                                      
MRS CHRISTINA JAMES                                                     Dr. Samual Bent
(Public Relations Officer.BRITISH EMBASSY)                    (Lottery Co-ordinator)
 
 
 
 


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