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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: james chris <y.msn21@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:05:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULETIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The Msn/Yahoo Lottery Incorporation
PO Box 1010,Liverpool
L70 1NL,United Kingdom.
====================================
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

Dear Lucky Winner
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of £750,000.00
(SevenHundred and Fifty Thousand,Great Britain Pounds Sterling)for the
Annual 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by MSN/YAHOO LOTTERY
INCLIVE inconjuncti on with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS.MSN/YAHOO WINDOWS,
collects allthe emailaddresses of the people thatareactive online,
among themillionsthat subscribed to Yahoo,Hotmail and various Microsoft
window users, weonly select five people as our winners, through electroni
 ballotingSystem without the winner applying.
Msn/Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 13 days from
the date ofthis Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has
won.Any prize notclaimed within this period will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers: 
Batch number.....................YM 09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number....................YM09788
Our Event Manager will immediately commence the process to facilitate
therelease of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security
reasons, you areadvised to keep your winning information confidential
tillyour claims isprocessed and your money remitted to you. This is part of
our precautionarymeasure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,
Please be warned.
Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You are
expected to fill and submit to the event manager.
             VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:_______________________
2.ADDRESS:____________
3.SEX:___________________________
4..AGE:________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:_____________________
6.OCCUPATION:___________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________________
9.AMOUNT WON:___________________
10.STATE:___________________
11.COUNTRY__________________________
12.NEXT OF KIN:_____________
13.ZIP CODE:_____________________________
14:NATIONALITY:___________________________
15:Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:
To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form
to our events manager immediately via email.

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name:Mr.Prince MaxWell
E-mail: princemaxwell_1@yahoo.co.uk
Tell:+447014231638
Once again congratulations...
(Msn/Yahoo Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator).
 



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