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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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")
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 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.
  • johnson_claim2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Yahoo Beta Lottery <johnson_ow@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: johnson_claim2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:45:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Congratulations!! Your E-mail ID Has Won Yahoo Beta Consolation Prize 2008.





YAHOO BETA /MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2008
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSE!!!
YAHOO BETA /MICROSOFT
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

Ref No: Ref No: YBM-EBS-719AF
Batch Number: YBM-EBS-390AF
Winning Number: YBM-EBS-798AF
Coupon No. MSTL-146478972197

Dear Email Bearer,

CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!

Yahoo Beta private international e-games organizers and Co-sponsors, MICROSOFT/ STAATSLOTERIJ officially bring to your notice of the final draw result of 2008 YAHOO MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in London and your email address was chosen from our office in Ghana.

Most recently this foundation set up the YAHOO BETA LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music, theater, art and literature projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. We wish to Congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 5 lucky consolation prize winners.

Your email ID identified with Coupon No. MSTL-146478972197 was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies.

You have won a consolation cash prize of $300,000.00 ( Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only).The YAHOO BETA, MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ Group have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board.

Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consolation prize. For due processing of your winning claim, please contact your claim Agent Rev.Dr Johnson Adams who has been assigned to assist you from Ghana.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:
Name: Rev.Dr. Johnson Adams
E-mail:johnson_claim2007@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone + 233-243-261-823.

You are advised to provide him with the following information:
Name:
Phone/Fax Number:
Nationality:
Marital Status:
Age:
Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Winning Number:
Coupon Number:


MEANS OF PAYMENT

Cheque Delivery
Atm Card Payment
Bank Account Transfer
Diplomation Means


Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your Consolation prize winning, we hope you will partake in our Forth coming YAHOO BETA, MICROSOFT/ STAATSLOTERIJ Email-games.

Regards,
(Group Coordinator)


NB: In accordance with the YAHOO BETA, MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ E-games policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to only the 5 lucky consolation prize Winners. This notification also contains information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning information, you are not authorized to read, print, retain copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.






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