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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: "MR POI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lorg1066@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2027 13:30:19 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON MSN/YAHOO LOTTO!!!!!! f

The Msn/Yahoo Lottery Incorporation
PO Box 1010,chon buri
L70 1NL,thailand.
====================================
File REF No: THL/77-Z0602742119,
BATCH No: 2011THL-01.
Ticket No:33-1344-4016-919,
Dear Lucky Winner
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain pounds (750,000.00 pounds  sterling's) for the Annual 2010 Lottery promotion which is organized by MSN/YAHOO LOTTERY INCLIVE in conjunction with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS.MSN / YAHOO INDOWS,collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed  to Yahoo, Hotmail and various Microsoft window users, we only select five people as our winners, through electronic balloting System
without the winner applying.
Msn/Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 7 days from the date of this Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Our Event Manager will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security  reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This  is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned.
Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You are expected to fill and submit to the Claims manager below.
 
CLAIMS VALIDATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES:____________________
2. NATIONALITY:___________________
3. AGE____________________________
4. SEX:___________________________
5. MARITAL STATUS:________________
6. CONTACT ADDRESS:_______________
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________
8. OCCUPATION:____________________
9. WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:__________
( CLAIMS MANAGER)
Mr. KOI POI
E-mail:lorg1066@yahoo.co.jp
Tel: +66880906924
 
Foreign Services Manager,
Processing Department,
KINGDOM OF THAILAND
Once again congratulations...
(Msn/Yahoo Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator.
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