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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: paymastergeneral <lbru.williasm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paymastergeneraloffice_ng@indiatimes.com
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:27:34 -0700
Subject: YAHOO PATRONAGE BONANZA LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


[image: Yahoo!
Lottery]<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIGj3beaqm/M%1521.4110776.5321503.4005595/D=lottery/S%942828:HEADR/Y=YAHOO/EXP44952688/A27261/RSIGq6fuoc8/*http://lottery.yahoo.com>


*YAHOO LOTTERY INTL INC
Barley House Harold Road** *
*Sutton, Greater London Sm1 4te United Kingdom.*

MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD

*Dear Owner Of This Email Address, *
* *
* YAHOO <http://www.yahoo.com/> PATRONAGE BONANZA LOTTERY WINNING
NOTIFICATION *
**
**
*We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held today. This is a millennium scientific computer
game in which email addresses were used. It is a free promotional program
aimed for encouraging internet users; therefore you were not require to buy
a ticket to enter for this lottery. Your email have won and have been
approved for a lump sum pay out of $1,000.000Usd.(One Million United State*
*Dollars).*

*The reason why this lottery was organized is to thank the numerous public
including users and non-users of YAHOO MAIL for the financial benefits THE
YAHOO <http://www.yahoo.com/> CORPORATION have received as a result of their
Patronage this Financial month.

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon
as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:*


*Agent *
*REV DR. MARTIN WILLIAMS *
*44 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AL UNITED KINGDOM
Email:revdrmartinwilliams_agent@yahoo.com.hk*
**
*Tel: (+447045716149)or(+447045716197)*

*with the following Particulars .
*

*Security Code:** AL/FEB/XX01 *
***Ref:** 4758961725
**Batch:** ALLINC 70564943902/188*
*Winning no:** FGNGB2701/LPR.** *
* *
*You must contact the appointed agent with your email Id ,Full Names,
Contact Telephone Number via email to process the immediate payment of your
prize.
*

*The Validity period of the winnings is 30 working days hence, you are
expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this
date will be returned to the yahoo <http://www.yahoo.com/> authorities.*
**
*Past winners round the world with full of excitement
*
* [image: Derbyshire Shop Syndicate]

[image: Diane Downing][image: Pete Kyle]

*
*** *
*SECURITY*
*For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.*
* *
*NB*YAHOO, collects all the E MAIL I D of the people that subscribes to
yahoomail, msn,gmail, hotmail,aol, altavista <http://www.altavista.com/>,
and others online, among the billions that subscribe to us, only Fifty
people will be merge for winnings. we only select fifty 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.*
* *
* (Thanks for contributing to our Financial Success)
*
* *
*Yours Sincerely, *
*
*
*[image: Prakash Photo]
**
*
**
*Ali lbrahima*
*Yahoo <http://www.yahoo.com/>! 2008 Lottery program Manager *
**
* *
*NB: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NOTIFICATION MAIL BOX. MAILS SENT TO THIS
MAIL BOX ARE NOT MONITORED AND CANNOT BE REPLIED. PLEASE REPLY ONLY TO
YOUR PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE.*

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