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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: "brian hunt" <brianhunt_coordinator08@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:12:08 +0000
Subject: YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!

You won $800.000.00! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!
Yahoo!

 Mail                               Messenger
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU WON $800.000.00!
THE YAHOO/Msn/Aol/GOOGLE/Web LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. INC
Barley House Harold Road

Sutton, Greater London Sm1 4te United Kingdom. 

Dear Sir/ Madam

                  YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Yahoo Lottery Intl Inc programs held on the  2nd  April 2007 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-2613357, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of U.S $800,000.00  for the month of 2nd  April 2007 lottery win promotion which is organized by Google & YAHOO LOTTORY INTL INC .Every month.
 
Your winning fall in Europe! Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in United Kingdom as indicated in this  notice. In view of this, your U.S $800.000.00   would be released to you by any of our payment offices in United Kingdom. Our agent zoned for European paying bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.


YAHOO, collects all the E MAIL I D of the people that subscribes to yahoomail, msn, hotmail, aol, altavista, and others online, among the billions that subscribe to us only five people will be merge for winnings we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for having been one of the lucky people that won for this month..

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 Lottery Prize must be claimed not 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 and retrieved.

To file for your claim
send identification and details of claim to:

Oversea Payment and Release Order Department   CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT
Contact person:Dr. Bentley Charlton
( winners directorate office )
       Email:drbentley_charlton@yahoo.co.uk 
           Email:drbentleycharlton@myway.com      
 Tel :+44-704-571-84-41                          


These numbers are your winning identification numbers, which you will send to your claims agent.

Serial number 5388/02
Draw lucky numbers: 31-6-2613357
Ticket number: 56475600545 188
Batch number.....................Lwh 09102
Lotto number.......................Lwh35447
Winning number...................Lwh09788

 

You are therefore advise to quote the following information to
the Clams Agent as to facilitate the  processing  of your won amount and transfer of your fund without delay. more-so do well to fill the form below:

 

 


NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING AND WINNING DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENCIAL DISQULIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.

Congratulations once more!!
Yours Sincerely,
 
Dr BRIAN HUNT(PHD)
LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.
 
Yahoo! Lottery Results
 
              VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM
 
 
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________                                        

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________                  


3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________               


5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________                        

6.OCCUPATION:________________________                      

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________           


9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ _____________
 
10.LOTTO NUMBER:                                                                                          _
 
11.WINNING NUMBER:                                                                                       
 
12.DRAW LUCKY NUMBER:                                                                                
 
13.SERIAL NUMBER:                                                                                          
 
14.TICKET NUMBER:                                                                                           
 
15.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________                                                                              
 
16.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________


17. COUNTRY________________________________
 
Yahoo! Lottery Results
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!! FROM YAHOO ONLINE
LOTTERY BOARD.
 
*****************************DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE***********NEVER SEND SPAM. IT IS BAD***************


                             


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