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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
  • "yahoo/msn lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
  • "yahoo/msn lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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)
• 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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • prizeclaimunituk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "yahoomicrosoft1@terra.es" <yahoomicrosoft1@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:38:34 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation =20
22 Garden Close, Stamford,Lincs,PE9 2YP,
London
United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded draws he=
ld on=20
the{20th of July, 2007} by Yahoo/MSN {Microsoft} in conjunction with Terr=
a.es and Ipod Worldwide Promotion.
Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won =C2=A31,000,000.00{One M=
illion Great Britain Pounds} =20
each in the Yahoo/MSN{Microsoft} 2007 Online Promo. This draw is being org=
anized to create and=20
improve a larger awareness record for internet users worldwide.

However the results were released on the {22nd of July,2007} and your em=
ail was attached to=20
ticket number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT:12052007/20) The online dra=
ws was conducted
by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,=
643 E-mail addresses=20
of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random =
computer search
from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses w=
ere assigned to different=20
ticket numbers for representation and privacy.=20

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our com=
puterized email selection
machine (TOPAZ) .
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by =
the The International=20
Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind=
and we intend to sensitize
the public.=20

To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the Online=
Co-ordinator and provide her
with the following informations as stated below, so we can proceed with =
the verification and clearance
process of your file.=20

1. Full Names :=20
...........................................
2. Residential Address :=20
...........................................
3. Phone Number :Mobile&Home
..........................................
4. Fax Number :=20
..........................................
5. Occupation :=20
..........................................
6. Sex :=20
..........................................
7. Age :=20
..........................................
8. Nationality :.....................
9.Ballot No. :.......................
10.Ticket No.:......................

Dr Bryan Howard
Online Co-ordinator.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs,PE9 2YP,London
United Kingdom
Email:prizeclaimunituk@yahoo.co.uk
=20
*You are adviced to forward these informations as soon as possible to=20
enable us attend to your file. =20

This email is registered and sent only to a certified Yahoo/MSN{Microsoft} =
promo winner.=20

Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you =
keep this award strictly from=20
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. =
This is part of our security=20
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants=
of this program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and associates.We wish you t=
he best of luck.Accept our hearty=20
congratulations once again.

Yours Faithfully,
Management
=20





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