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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 BETA /MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL AWARD <bgatesfoundation04@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:27:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS OF THE YAHOO MICROSOFT PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM INC 2009.



 
Yahoo! UK & Ireland
Yahoo Email
Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom UK
 
YAHOO BETA /MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2009
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSE!!!
YAHOO BETA /MICROSOFT IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA
PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X).
 
Dear Email Bearer,
                           
   
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!          
  
Yahoo Beta private International E-games organizers and  Co-sponsors, MICROSOFT/ STAATSLOTERIJ officially bring to your notice of the final draw result of 2009 YAHOO BETA MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in London.
  
Most recently this foundation set up the YAHOO BETA LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music, theater, art and literature projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. We wish to Congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 5 lucky consolation prize winners.
  
Your email ID identified with Coupon No. MSTL-146478972197 was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies.
  
You have won a consolation cash prize of (£800,000.00GBP) Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Only.The YAHOO BETA, MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ Group have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board.
  
Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consolation prize. For due processing of your winning claim, please contact your claim Agent Rev.Father John Palenberg who has been assigned to assist you.
 
                  CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:    
   
Name: Rev.Father John Palenberg
E-mail:fatherjohn.co.uk@sify.com
   
Telephone Number: +447031987990
  
You are advised to provide him with the following information:
 
Full Name: 
 
Phone/Fax Number:
  
Nationality:
  
Residential Address:
Marital Status:
  
Age:  
 
Ref Number: YBM-EBS-719AF  
 
Batch Number: YBM-EBS-390AF 
 
Winning Number: YBM-EBS-798AF
 
Coupon Number:    MSTL-146478972197
                                
                                   
  MEANS OF PAYMENT  
 
 Cheque Delivery  
 
 Bank Account Transfer  
  
Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your Consolation prize winning, we hope you will partake in our Forth coming YAHOO BETA, MICROSOFT/ STAATSLOTERIJ Email-games.
 
Regards,
  
(Group Coordinator) 
  
NB: In accordance with the YAHOO BETA, MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ E-games policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to only the 5 lucky consolation prize Winners. This notification also contains information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached to the lucky number along with the winning information, you are not authorized to read, print, retain copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.         
 
Congratulations!! once again
.
YAHOO! UK & IRELAND
COPYRIGHT (C) 1999-2009 YAHOO LOTTERY AWARD INC.  

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