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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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Fraud email example:

From: Yahoo Award Corporations Program <e_awarddrawnotice@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:53:10 +0200
Subject: Email Award Winning Notification



YAHOO INTERNET AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

YAHOO INTERNET LOTTERY [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=arabtrans@arabtrans.com]
CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU WON $920,000.00!
Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 12 top winner’s accounts who will get cash prizes from us.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>We are pleased to inform you that your E-mail ID has won prize money of (Nive Hundred And twenty Thousand US Dollars) ($920,000.00) for the month of August Yahoo Lottery Winners Promotion which is organized by yahoo.messenger.com every month.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>YAHOO! Collects all the E-mail ID of the people that are online on yahoo, among the millions that subscribe to yahoo messenger. Twelve Winners are selected every month through electronic balloting System without the winner application. We are congratulating you for been one of the lucky selected Winners. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>All participants were selected through a computer electronic balloting system drawn from Nine Hundred Thousand E-mail addresses from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /><u1:country-region><u1:place>Canada</st1:country-region></u1:place></u1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><u1:country-region><u1:place>Australia</st1:country-region></u1:place></u1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><u1:country-region><u1:place>America</st1:country-region></u1:place></u1:country-region>, <u1:place>Asia</u1:place>, <u1:place>Europe</u1:place>, <u1:place>Middle East</u1:place>, <u1:place>Africa</u1:place> and <st1:place w:st="on"><u1:place>Oceania</st1:place></u1:place> as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational bases. Further, more your details(E-mail ID) falls within our Spanish representative office in Spain, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of $920,000.00 USD will be released to you from this regional branch office in Spain.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion International Draw.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE<o:p></o:p>These are your identification numbers...<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Batch number.....................Lwh 09445<o:p></o:p>Lotto number.......................Lwh09446<o:p></o:p>Winning number...................Lwh09447<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>To begin your claims, kindly contact the Fiduciary Agency; LIBERTY SEGUROS Y FINANCEContact Person: DR. DARLINGTON BASSMAN and
MRS. VERONIKA PASTOR
EMAIL: libertydeseguros@ozu.es [mailto:libertydeseguros@ozu.es] [mailto:delibertyseguros@aim.com] [mailto:libertydseguros@aim.com]
TEL: +34 699 273 971, +34 638 196 864 FAX: +34 651 472 278<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>You are required to forward him with the following details:<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>1. FULL NAME<o:p></o:p>2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN<o:p></o:p>3. PRESENT ADDRESS<o:p></o:p>4. SEX<o:p></o:p>5. DATE OF BIRTH<o:p></o:p>6. AGE <o:p></o:p>7. OCCUPATION<o:p></o:p>8. TELEPHONE NUMBER<o:p></o:p>9. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)<o:p></o:p>10. MARITAL STATUS<o:p></o:p>11. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER<o:p></o:p>12. THE MONTH YOU WON...<o:p></o:p>13. AMOUNT WON...<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>As soon as you contact the Agent, he will advise you on what to do in order to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public notice until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Yours Sincerely,Dr. MOORE (PHD)<o:p></o:p>LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.*<o:p></o:p>*The Yahoo.com staff*
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