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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: "Mrs. GRACE SENDER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ukcoordinaoruk@filologos.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:26:42 +0100
Subject: YAHOO CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE!!!

Dear Prize Winner,
 
YAHOO CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE!!!
 
Yahoo And Window Live private international e-games organizers and co- sponsors, Yahoo & window Live LOTTO Group International, officially bring to your notice of the final draw result of January 26, 2010,.Yahoo & window Live LOTTO Group International-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in MANCHESTER UNITED KINGDOM.
 
We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. MFI/06/APA-43658 and was selected by our E- games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries
from the different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your email ID was included among the different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies.
 
 
You have won a consolation cash prize of GBP 250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) only.
 
PAYMENT OF PRIZE CLAIMS
Winners shall be paid in accordance with their Settlement Centers. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not laser than 30 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited and returned to its source as unclaimed. Your winning identification numbers.
 
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2007234534
PIN: 1837
 
You are required to contact the Coordinator Officer with the following details and also send him your winning identification number for the release of your winnings prize .
 
 
 
1. Full name...............
2. Country.................
3. Contact Address.........
4. Telephone Number........
5. fax Number..............
5. Marital Status..........
6. Occupation..............
7. Sex.....................
8. Date of Birth/Age.....
9. Identity card (carte identity).
 
Contact Person: Mr. Druv Martindale
Tel: :+447035956791 
 
 
 
Best Regards
Mrs. Grace Sander
 
(Secretary to the - Co-coordinator)
 
 
WARNING!
You must keep strict confidentiality of your Prize Award claims to yourself until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification may arise from double claims.
 
Yahoo Awards Team shall not be held liable for any loss of funds arising from the above

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