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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: "Austin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <desmondkliiss32@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:48:20 +0800
Subject: YAHOO LOTTO /MSN PROMOTION


Dear Sir/Madam

We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Us Dollar ($650,000.00) for the month of may lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO!.

Annually YAHOO! collects all the E-mail id's of the people that are online on yahoo amongs the Millions that subscribe to YAHOO!, Eight People Are Been selected All Over The World.

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

These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers.....

File number............Lwh 8892428
Ticket number...........Lwh 27 522 465 896 6453
Lotto number............Lwh 03 19 31 32 36 40 43
Serial number...........Lwh 3/772/554
Category................2nd

To Begin Your Claims, Kindly Contact The Fiduciary Agent For Your Prize Desmond Kliss E-mail: desmondkliiss@gala.net, Phone No: +447031856433

Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In Holland And Will Be Donated To Charity Homes.

You Are Required To Forward To Your Agent With The Following Details:

WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.:
Middle Name.:
Last Name.:
Gender.:
Month Of Birth.:
Day:
Year:
Marital Status.:
Nationality.:
Religion.:
Occupation.:
Address.:
City.:
State/Province.:
Zip Code.:
Mobile phone No.:
House Phone No.:
Fax No.:
Email Address.:

WINNING INFORMATION
File Number.:
Serial Number.:
Ticket Number.:

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No:

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 TILL 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,
Dr. Austin Owchor Finance Director,
Desmond Kliss Fiduciary Agent,
Dr. Ronny Owoh Head of Administration.
[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 21 DAYS]

Sincerely,
Austin

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