419 scam: Yapromotion international <ylottoteam@gmail.com> Your email have won!!

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- +447023022893 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Yapromotion international <ylottoteam@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:24:40 -0800
Subject: Your email have won!!

Your E-mail Has Won Yahoo Lottery 2009 (500, 000.00GBP)

YAHOO LOTTO PROMOTION

Long sight, Manchester M60 2DB - United Kingdom
Dear Sir/Madam

We are happy to inform you that you have won prize money of Five Hundred
thousand British Pounds Sterling (£500,000.00) for this quater lottery
promotion which is organized and Sponsored by YAHOO!

Annually YAHOO! Gather all the e-mail addresses of people who are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo!, Hotmail and other
e-mail providers.Thirty People Are Been selected All Over the World.

Our Winners= 20 Are Selected Through Electronic Balloting System Without The
Winner Applying. We Are Congratulating You For Being One Of The People
Selected For The Second Random For The Year 2009.

These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers.....
Dream number..................................Lwh 03 39 24 20
Ticket/Lotto number.......................Lwh 441 337 465 305,
Lotto number.............................Lwh 100 036 404 433 999
Serial number....................................Lwh 5/745/228
Category.............................................2nd

To Begin Your Claims, Kindly Contact the Fiduciary Agent for Your Prize, His
contact is as stated below.

Agent Name: Mr.Patrick W. Foster
E- Mail: pwfoster77@live.com
Tel:+44-7023022893

Contact your Claims Agent Without Any Further Delay.Otherwise Your Prize
Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In UK And Will Be
Donated To Charity Homes.You Are Required To Forward To Your Agent with The
Following Details:

1. FULL NAMES...........................
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.....................
3. DATE OF BIRTH.........................
4. OCCUPATION............................
5. Home or Office Address................
6. TELEPHONE NUMBERS.....................
7. TICKET AND LOTTO NUMBER...............
8. SERIAL NUMBER.............
9. SEX (MALE OR FEMALE)..................

As soon as you contact Him He Will Advise you on the Procedure to claim your
Won Prize Money Immediately.

NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL
CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG OR DOUBLE CLAIMING. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL
DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.
YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON

Congratulations Once More!!

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Alice Johnson - Finance Director,
Mr. Ronny Smith - Head of Administration.

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