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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "yahoo lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447080394890 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045731543 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:15:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR COGENT NEWS HAS COME















































=20
Welcome to the official site of Yahoo Lottery Inc. The Online Consumer Prom=
otions 2008=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
CONGRATULATIONS!
European Region Office:=20
10B Canada Square,=20
London HP1 8HFD,=20
England. U.K.=20
=A0
TELE:+447080394890=A0=20

Yahoo!=A0Lottery Online coordinator ,=20
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright (c)2008 Yahoo Lottery

=A0
ONS!!!!! YAHOO=A0 LOTTERY=A0 INTERNATIONAL
This is to inform you that your EMAIL=A0has won a prize money of TWO HUNDRE=
D AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND UNITED KINGDOM POUNDS( 275,000.00 ) in a Lotter=
y promotion organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC for the introduction of All New =
Yahoo Mail Beta and Classic which all YAHOO users are required to switch on=
to.=20
=A0
YAHOO! arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that ar=
e active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo , Hotmail and =
others to this program. We only selected=A0Five (5) subscribers as our winn=
ers through Electronic Balloting System (E.B.S) without the person applying=
as long as you are making use of your EMAIL ID. We congratulate you for be=
ing one of the people selected winner.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Your Payment Approval File sent to=A0LONDON due to we have 3 lucky winners =
in UK so that you can be cleared and paid simultaneously there with them. Y=
ou are to contact our UK Head Office Director International Credit Departme=
nt for your date of Claim.=A0
=A0
Contact Person: Dr. Williams Kukah=A0Contact Email:=A0=A0rich.mohan@yahoo.c=
omTele:+44 7045731543Your Yahoo Prize must be claimed not later than=A010 w=
orking=A0days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which P=
rize=A0was won.

Note: Any prize not claimed within this period (10 working=A0days) will be =
forfeited.

These are your identification numbers:

Reff number........................YBM/07207/EBS
Winning number.................YBM/11050/EBS
Batch number.........YBM/00101/EBS
=A0
These numbers above fall within the United Kingdom Agent Location file, you=
are requested to contact Him and send your Identification Numbers and Pers=
onal Information to Him to facilitate them and process the=A0DELIVERY of yo=
ur=A0PRIZE and other entitlements=A0with the appointed COURIER Company.
=A0
Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to Him immediate=
ly:=A0

Personal Information
1. Full name...................
2. Country.....................
3. Contact Address.............=20
4. Telephone Number............
5. Marital Status..............=20
6. Occupation..................
7. Age.........................
8. Sex.........................
9. Amount......................
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0
=A0
Your=A0 Prize Money Will Be=A0Sent To You Via Travelers CHEQUE which Only Y=
ou The=A0Winner Has The Right/Authority=A0To Incash The=A0Money In=A0Any Ba=
nk,Any Where In The World.

=A0
You have to keep your Batch No, Reff No, and Winning No privately and confi=
dential to avoid double claim or unwarranted abuse. Any abuse of this Lotte=
ry may result to disqualification or cancellation of your prize.

GOOD LUCK IN CONTACTING YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
=A0=A0=20

Yours in service,=20
Barr Joe Blubleburg (Executive Co-coordinator,=A0Yahoo lottery Inc)
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations)=20
Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)=20
Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department)=20
Barr Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),=20
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive)=20
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
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