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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031947265 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • sir.gulfvein@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "YAHOO BETA-MAIL INC." <yah.inc5@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <y.betamail@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:20:24 +0000
Subject:
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Congratulations__Yahoo!_Inc.{_Notification}./_Felicitacion?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?es_Yahoo!_Inc_(_Notificaci=F3n_Inc).?=




Dear Lucky Winner

CONGRATULATIONS!!

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (£500,000.00 ) in the YEAR 2006/2007 YAHOO! Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO! LOTTERY INC for the introduction and Launching of the new YAHOO BETA MAIL which all YAHOO! subscribers are required to switch to YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the Millions that subscribe at YAHOO!, HOTMAIL and others we only selected THREE (3) candidates as our winners after undergoing the random selection process through Electronic Balloting System (E.B.S) without the candidate applied, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.



PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact the Claim Agent Mr. Gulf Vein who will issue you a clearance paper as a winning certificate approved and certified from our Regional office in London,United Kingdom. and your prize money will be released to you from any of our regional promotion banks as directed by the claim agent.YAHOO! Beta Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 14 days from date of Draw Notification in which Prize has been won. Note: Any prize not claimed within this period 15 days) will be forfeited.



IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:
Batch number..................YBM-EBS-390AF Reff number......................YBM-EBS-719AF Winning number...............YBM-EBS-798AF

You are requested to contact him and send your Identification Numbers and Personal Information to him;




MR. GULF VEIN
Claims Agent & Verification Officer.
Email: sir.gulfvein@yahoo.co.uk
Tel Phone :+447031947265
London,United Kingdom,Great Britain

You are therefore advised to send the following information to them in other to facilitate the processing of your fund { Identification Numbers & Personal Information}


PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. Full Name:..............................................................
2. Nationality/Religion:...............................................3. Contact Address:..................................................4. Telephone Number:..............................................
5. Fax Number:..........................................................6. Date of Brith:..........................................................
7. Occupation.............................................................8. Age...........................................................................
9. Sex...........................................................................
10. Alternative E-mail address:...............................
11. Next of Kin of the Beneficiary incase.............



You are advised to keep your winning information confidential to avoid double claim and abuse of this program until your prize is paid to you.

We hope you're enjoying your new Yahoo! Mail account.
Now take the next step and claim your money and say thanks to Yahoo!
You are required to select among the payment methods below:

1. You are to travel down to our office here in London for pick up your winning cheque of £500,000.00 pounds sterlings with your documents.

2. A cheque of £500,000.00 pounds sterlings will be delivered to you by our affiliated courier company.

This prize will be released to you from any of our promotional banks as will be directed by the United Kingdom Claim/verification agent.




Thanks to our major network promoters:aol.co.uk and hotmail.com



Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserve









Estimado afortunado ganador FELICIDADES! Esto es para informarle que acaba de ganar un premio de dinero Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (£ 500,000.00) en el año 2006/2007 YAHOO! Lotería de promoción, que ha sido organizada por YAHOO! LOTERIA INC para la introducción y lanzamiento de la nueva YAHOO MAIL BETA que todos YAHOO! Los abonados tienen la obligación de cambiar a YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, organizó y reunió a todas las direcciones de correo electrónico de las personas que realizan actividades en línea, entre los millones que suscribir en YAHOO!, HOTMAIL y otros que sólo determinados TRES (3) candidatos como nuestros ganadores después en el proceso de selección al azar A través del sistema electrónico de votación (EBS) sin aplicarse el candidato, lo felicitamos por ser una de las personas seleccionadas.




Pago de premio y reclamación Usted está en contacto con el Agente de Reclamaciones Sr Golfo Vein que le expedirá un documento de un aclaramiento como un ganador certificado aprobado y certificado de nuestra Oficina regional en Londres, Reino Unido. Y su premio será entregado a usted de cualquiera de nuestros bancos de fomento regionales, como la dirección de la reclamación agent.YAHOO! Beta Lotería Premio debe ser reclamados a más tardar 14 días desde la fecha de notificación de sorteo en el que se ha ganado el premio. Nota: Los premios no reclamados dentro de este período de 15 días) se pierde.



NÚMEROS DE IDENTIFICACIÓN: Número de lote .............YBM - EBS - 390AF Reff número ...................YBM - EBS - 719AF Ganar número ...............YBM - EBS - 798AF Usted deberán ponerse en contacto con él y enviar sus números de identificación y los datos personales a él;




MR. GULF VEIN
Claims Agent & Verification Officer.
Email: sir.gulfvein@yahoo.co.uk
Tel Phone :+447031947265
London,United Kingdom,Great Britain

Lo tanto, es aconsejable enviar la siguiente información a los mismos en otras para facilitar la tramitación de su fondo (Números de Identificación Personal Information &)




DATOS PERSONALES 1. Nombre completo :........................................................ 2. Nationality / Religión :...................................................... 3. Dirección de contacto :................................................. 4. Teléfono :......................................................................... 5. Número de Fax :.............................................................
6. Fecha de Brith :.............................................................. 7. Ocupación ...................................................................... 8. Edad .................................................................................9. Sexo .................................................................................. 10. Alternative dirección de correo electrónico :......... 11. Siguiente de Kin de la Beneficiary encasode .........



Lo mejor que puede ganar para mantener su información confidencial para evitar la doble demanda y el uso indebido de este programa hasta que su premio se le paga. Esperamos que esté disfrutando de su nuevo Yahoo! Cuenta de correo.
Ahora dar el siguiente paso y reclamar su dinero y decir gracias a Yahoo!
Usted está obligado a elegir entre los métodos de pago a continuación:
1. Usted está de viajar a nuestra oficina aquí en Londres para recoger su cheque de ganar £ 500,000,00 libras sterlings con sus documentos.2. Un cheque de £ 500,000,00 libras sterlings será enviado a usted por nuestros afiliados de mensajería. Este premio será entregado a usted de cualquiera de nuestros bancos como de promoción será dirigido por el Reino Unido Reclamaciones / agente de verificación.



Thanks to our major network promoters:aol.co.uk and hotmail.com



Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserve
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