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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: "YAHOO/WINDOWS"<representing02@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:32:01 +0100
Subject: YAHOO AND WINDOM LIVE

Yahoo! UK & Ireland 


Yahoo Awards Center
           124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB - United  Kingdom

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 2009 Promotion which is Organized by YAHOO AWARDS  & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO! in collaboration with WINDOW LIVE 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.

                       &n bsp;      PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
 
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/09/APA- 43658
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2009234522 
PIN:                          & nbsp;      1209

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:  REV TIMES DAVIS
E-Mail:   representing02@hotmail.com       
Phone Number:  +44 70457 44070
 
As soon as our agent hears from you, he shall commence the process that will facilitate the release of your prize to you with immediate effect.

Congratulations!! once again.

Yours in service,
 
  
Dr.(Sir) Richard Adams
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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 Organizations 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.
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