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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: "2008 yahooaward" <yahooaward2u@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: profjameslyn@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 06:27:48 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE MAIL ID AWARD 2008


*Yahoo Seasonal Award*
*CONGRATULATIONS.*





*Yahoo** **Awards** **Center*

* * *124 Stockport Road**, **Longsight, **Manchester** M60
2DB - **United
Kingdom*



YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE MAIL ID AWARD 2008

Dear Beneficiary,
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of SIX
HUNDRED,THOUSAND POUNDS Great Britain Pounds ( £600,000..00) for the
2008 Promotion which is Organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE.


YAHOO! collects all the email addresses of the people that are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from
other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this
promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.


* PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIMS**
*

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo
Prize Award must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw
Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.



Stated below are your identification numbers:*
** *

*BATCH NUMBER: *YPA/08/APA-43658




*REFERENCE NUMBER: * 2008434522



*PIN: *1218

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



*Agent Name: Prof. James Lynch*

*E-Mail:
**profjameslyn@yahoo.com<http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=profjameslynch@yahoo.com>
*



* Tel +447045774754*



As soon as our agent hears from you, he shall commence the process that will
facilitate the release of your fund to you.

*Congratulations!!** once again.*

*
Yours in service,*

* *

* **
**Dr. (Mrs.) Edith Barth*

*
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*

*WARNING!**

Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully
handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double
claim.

You may also receive similar e-mails from people potraying to be other yahoo
Organizations or Yahoo Inc. This is solely to collect your personal
information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event ! that you
receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you,
Kindly delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to
such person or body.*



*A WINNER OUT OF MILLIONS, PLEASE EXTEND THE GOOD WILL OF YAHOO.*

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