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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.

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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:
  • "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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • event_zonal_official_manager@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARK BARRY <event_zonal_official_manager@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 03:14:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation Fiduciary Agent (Please fill the form in the mail below)








OFFICE ADDRESS
Yahoo/Msn Lottery In-corporation
1012 Longmark Rd.,
P O Box 1010,
Belfast London,
Swt-017 Lsd,
United Kingdom.


Hello Winner,

Well this is a real lottery offer program by the Yahoo/Msn Lottery and your email falls within the 5 lucky winners for the monthly draw. And now you are to claim your prize on time as to avoid late claims. You are to keep all informations send to you intact and confidential. I orge you now to be fast with your claims.

You are to fill the below information and send it to us to enable us use it for the verification and registeration of your funds which you have won and to avoid cancellation of your winnings.


Congratulation to you once more. Your are now to choose your prefer mode of collection to enable us send your winnings to you on time.

These are your identification numbers:
Batch number......................YM 09102XN
Reff number.................YM35447XN
Winning number.............YM09788

CHOOSE YOUR MODE OF COLLECTION:
A. Courier Delivery Service
B. Bank to Bank Transfer

(Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation Fiduciary Agent)
Agent Name: Mr Mark Barry
Email:event_zonal_official_manager@yahoo.co.uk

+(44)701-115-307


Batch number.....................YM 09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number...................YM09788


BENEFICIARY QUICK FORM
(you should type inside the box provided)

·FIRST NAME:
·LAST NAME:
·GENDER:
·MARITAL STATUS:
·YOUR AGE:
·OCCUPATION:
·CITY & STATE:
·COUNTRY:
·ZIPCODE: e.g: 12345
·HOME ADDRESS:
·YOUR EMAIL:
·CELL PHONE:
·HOME/WORK PHONE:
·BATCH NUMBER:
·REFFERENCE. NO:
·WINNING NUMBERS:
·AMOUNT WON: COMFIRM AMOUNT:
·MODE OF COLLECTION: COMFIRM MODE:


Fill, Paste and Send this above beneficiary quick form to the Fiduciary Agent for start of your funds released and collection. Fill all requested field carefully and do not miss-match the Fiduciary Agent email address to other.


Congratulations!!! once again. Looking forward to your reply.


Yours Faithfully,

MR MARK BARRY
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation Fiduciary Agent.







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