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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: "Mrs Roseline S. Rader" <2WEBMEDIA@FLASH.NET>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:24:26 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your Email Has Won X1,000,000.00



Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incorporation
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 held on the{4th Of December,
2007}by Yahoo/MSN in conjunction with Myway.com and
Ipod Worldwide Promotion.Your email was among the 20
Lucky winners who won 1,000,000.00{One Million Great
Britain Pounds} each in the Yahoo/MSN{Microsoft} 2007
Online Promo. This draw is being organized to create
and improve a larger awareness record for internet
users worldwide.

However the results were released on the {6th Of
December,2007} and your email was attached to ticket
number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT:12052007/20)
The online draws was conducted by a random selection
of email addresses from an exclusive list of
29,031,643 E-mail addresses 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 were
assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

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

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

1. Full Names :
...........................................
2. Residential Address :
...........................................
3. Phone Number :Mobile&Home
..........................................
4. Fax Number :
..........................................
5. Occupation :
..........................................
6. Sex :
..........................................
7. Age :
..........................................
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:verificationsboard01@yahoo.com.hk


*You are adviced to forward these informations as
soon as possible to enable us attend to your file.

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

Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email
contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted. This is part of
our security 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 the best of luck.Accept our
hearty congratulations once again.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Roseline S. Rader
Head Of Council
Verifications Dept.


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