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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: "R E Turner" <missturner05@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:20:48 -0700
Subject: Yahoo Congratulates You!!!


* You E-mail Won $500,000.00 **[image: Yahoo! Mail]
**Congratulates
You!!!** * **

* THE BETA INTERNATIONAL DRAW. * *
Barley
House
Harold Road SM1 4TE
Sutton, Greater London. *
*THE BETA WINNING NOTIFICATION*
**
*HELLO WINNER,*
*We happily announce to you the draw of the Yahoo Beta International
programs held on July, 2008 in London****. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600556 188 with Serial number 5388/06 drew the lucky
numbers: 30-6-2613356, which subsequently won you the draw in the 2nd
category. **Yahoo decided to establish this programme as a way of thanking
their numerous customers/subscribers for their unalloyed support and loyalty
to the Yahoo Network.*

*You are therefore, been approved to revceive a total sum of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($500,000.00) for the month Beta win promotion which is
organized by YAHOO BETA INT'L. Every month., Yahoo collects all the E-MAIL
ID of the people that are online on messenger and those that send email to
Yahoo! box, among the millions that subscribe to Yahoo! we only select Ten
people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System
without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for having been one
of the lucky people that won for this month.*
* *
*PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM:**
You are to contact your ATM Card Center today., RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED
YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL GIVE YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW
YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, THEREFORE CONTACT
THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER TODAY AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Telephone Numbers:
3. Contact Address where you want your ATM Card be sent:
4. Age and Current Occupation

CONTACT PERSON: DR. EMMA ROTHSCHILD
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IN UK
EMAIL: dremmarothsc@gmail.com
<http://us.f655.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To emmarothschild@gmail.com>
TEL PHONE: +44 70457 56519

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $500,000.00 (FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
Beta Prize must be received no later than 15 days from date of Draw
Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not
claimed within this period will be forfeited and retrieved.*
**
*NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING DATA CONFIDENTIAL
TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL
DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.*
**
*Congratulations!!! Once more.*
**
*Yours Faithfully,
Miss R.E.Turner.*
*YAHOO BETA COORDINATOR*
* [image: British Flag][image: You must be 16 or over to play or claim a
prize]
*

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