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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: LOTTERY ORGANIZATION <award2010lottoaward@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:50:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORG!



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  Lottery 

 



                     
   
                 
YAHOO INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY   CONGRATULATIONS!
 
 
 



 
Yahoo International Lottery Organization 
Bangkok Branch
Office
Address:
3 Rajdamnern
Avenue
Bangkok
10200
Thailand
 
 
Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 17
lucky winners in the ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award  of the New Year
Held
on 1st of
January
2010.

 
 
All 17 winning email addresses were randomly
selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each
from Canada,
Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Oceania
as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,
consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS ( $1,000. 000.00 USD)
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational
companies
as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where
they have operational base.  

Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our
representative office in Bangkok Thailand, 
as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( $1,000.000.00 USD) will be
released to you from this regional branch office
in Bangkok Thailand.
 
Your fund is now deposited with our
Courier/Security Company in Bangkok Thailand  and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been
processed, and your winning Cheque
have being sent to you or remitted to your account,
as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened
in the past. 


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

These are your confidential identification
numbers.


Ticket
number.....................7805-12233077-09
Serial
number.......................6710 0-1
Lucky number...................177-030-111-09
Ref number...................N.EGS/3662367005/15 
 
To begin
your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo Lottery Co-ordinator as
follows,



NAME: MR. KANE
TONG
IVA.

Email: co.mrkaneivaaa@yahoo.com.hk
Tel:
+(66)804531911. 
 
 You are to send the completed verification form below
to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above
so that you will be advised on what
to do to
get your
prize
money.
Congratulations once
more!!
 
1. Full name:
2. Home
Address:

3. contact Teleph number:
4. Private
Telephone:
5. Occupation:
6.
Age:
7. Sex:
8.
Nationality:
9. Email:
Country of
Origin:
Country of
Residence/work:
Awarded Date:  
 


Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 28th of February
2010. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to
HER MAJESTYS
DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY. And
also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS
COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the
lottery in your name. Note also
that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize,
because the money is insured in your name
already. 
 
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and Lucky numbers in all
correspondences with us, Furthermore, should
there be any
change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Yahoo
lottery is a free  service  that  does  not  require  you to be a Yahoo
Registered user.

 
An original copy of your lucky winning Certificate
will be sent to you by Administrative  Post
Office Operation Issuing Courier
Company Bangkok Thailand that is in charge of your
payment. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank
you for being a part of our International Promotions
program. 
 
We wish you continued good
fortunes.
 
Yours 
Sincerely, 
 
Dr.
Raymond
Hisashi
Vice
President
Yahoo!
Lotto
Org. 
 
Mrs. Tina
Akira

President

Yahoo!
Lotto
Org
 


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