419 scam: Yahoo Int! <ewa.konarzewskagubala@neostrada.pl> YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF =?UNKNOWN?Q?=A31=2C000=2C000=2E00?=

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims director" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: Yahoo Int! <ewa.konarzewskagubala@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: ukdpt@mygroupuser.com
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:58:03 +0800
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF =?UNKNOWN?Q?=A31=2C000=2C000=2E00?=

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL GRANTS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF:YAHOO7/315116127/27
BATCH:15/623/UK.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Yahoo! Financial new year
promotions held this month.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267, batch number 8254297137,lottery
ref number 7336065782 and drew lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 which
consequently won you the cash prize in the 1st category, you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,000,000.00 (i.e One Million United
Kingdom Pounds).Please note that this Promotional Programmes tagged "Thanks for
contributing to our financial Sucess" was sponsored and organized by the Yahoo!
Corporation in view of the Financial benefits YAHOO! have received from its
numerous customers either through adverts, hosting and personal emails. The
reason this lottery was organiz ed is to thank the numerous public including
users and non-users of YAHOO! MAIL for the financial benefits THE YAHOO!
CORPORATION have received as a result of their Patronage last Year.This Lottery
is approved and licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR). This lottery is the first of its kind organised by YAHOO! In view of
this,your One Million United Kingdom Pounds (£1,000,000.00) would be released
to you by the claims office here in UK.

To file for your claims, please contact our claims director Mr.Ted Morris who is
incharge of the claims office in UK. Contact him for the claims of your One
Million United Kingdom Pounds. You are to contact the claims officer with his
office email address provided in the below details:

Mr.Ted Morris
REMITTANCE DIRECTOR
YAHOO PROMOTIONS UK
44 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AL United Kingdom
Email: resultsdpt@mygroupuser.com

For processing and remmitance of your winnings, you are required to contact our
designated claims officer

with the following underlisted informations:
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)
FULL NAMES*
CONTACT ADDRESS*
COUNTRY*
SEX*
AGE*
MARITAL STATUS*
OCCUPATION*
NATIONALITY*
TELEPHONE NUMBER*
EMAIL ADDRESS*
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE (identification on delivery)*
TICKET NUMBER*
*SERIAL NUMBER*
BATCH NUMBER*
REFERENCE NUMBER*

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Nichole Brown,
Online Promotions Manager,
Uk Administrative Unit.

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