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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: DR MRS.CARRIE MATHEW YAHOO AWARDS RESULTS 2007 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
<dr-mrscarriem041@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <yahooawardsclaimscentre@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:22:15 +0100
Subject: HAPPY CONGRATULATIONS!!! U HAVE WON IN THE YAHOO & WINDOWS LIVE
PRIZE AWARDS




YAHOO & WINDOWS
Live Mail Beta Awards 2007!
Yahoo Awards Claims Centre
124 Stock-Port Road, Long sight,Manchester M60 2DB - United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

This is to formally inform you that you have won a prize money of One million four hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds ( £ 1,450.000.00 GBP ) for the month July & August, 2007 Prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE MAIL BETA ORGANIZATION.

Yahoo collected your email address among other people email addresses that were active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Hotmail and from other email providers. Luckily your email emerged as one of the six people email that was selected monthly to benefit from this promotion. Congratulations you are one of the Selected Winners

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIMWinners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 19 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Stated below are your Prize identification numbers: TICKET NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43650UKREFERENCE NUMBER: 2007234522YPA
We require that every winners should qoute his/her numbers in every e-mail.
Note: For security reasons, Your ticket and reference numbers should be kept very confidential to avoid fraudsters and any possible double claims from third party.

Your Winning ticket numbers fall within the England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Manchester and send your winning identification numbers to him;

Agent's Name: Pastor Greg Douglas.E-Mail: awardsclaimsofficeuk@walla.comTel: +44 7045713737
You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of of your fund to you accordingly1. Full name....................................................2. Nationality..................................................
3. Country of residence................................
4. Residential contact address.....................5. Telephone:....................Mobile..................6. Fax Number if Any....................................7. Marital Status............................................8. Occupation.................................................9. Date of birth...............................................10. Sex.............................................................
11. Month of draw..........................................

Congratulations!!! once again.

Yours in service,Dr. (Mrs.) Carrie Mathew.Zonal Co-ordinator.
_____________________________________________________________________________

Note: This is a system-generated email alert.This email and any files transmitted with it is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender or mailto: awardsclaimsofficeuk@walla.com. The message and attachment, if any, has been scanned for all known viruses. However, we advice the recipient to check this email and any attachments for the presence of virus. YACC accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.





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