419 scam: 2010 LOTTERY PROMOTION <winningclaimsagent018@gmail.com> YAHOO MAIL LOTTERY

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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: 2010 LOTTERY PROMOTION <winningclaimsagent018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: omailrobert@omail.hu
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:13:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YAHOO MAIL LOTTERY

YAHOO MAIL LOTTERY
124 Stockport Road, Long sight, Manchester M60 2DB - UnitedÂ Kingdom
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This isÂ to inform you that you have won a prize money ofÂ Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds (Â£250,000.00) for 2010Â PrizeÂ promotion which is organized by MICROSOFT YAHOO, AOL & WINDOWS LIVE.
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YAHOO and MICROSOFTÂ collects all theÂ email addressesÂ of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers.Â Six people are selectedÂ to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM.Â Â Â Â
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Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later thanÂ 30 days,Â from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. Stated belowÂ are your identification numbers: BATCH NUMBER: MFI/08/APA-43658, REFERENCE NUMBER: 2008234522 PIN:Â Â UK1208ZA WINNING NUMBER: 01 14 21 30 35 48Â Â Â
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These numbers fall within the England LocationÂ file, you are requested to contactÂ our fiduciary agentÂ in United Kingdom London send your winning identification numbers to him:-
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CONTACT YOUâ€™RE CLAIMS AGENT
NAME:Â Mr. Omail Robert
E-Mail: omailrobert2@omail.hu
You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you.
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1. Full name...............................
2. Country..................................
3. Contact Address.....................
4. Telephone Number.................
5. Fax Number............................
5. Marital Status.........................
6. Occupation.............................
7.Â My Date of birth......................
8. Sex.................................
9. Batch Number.................................
10. Reference Number.................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Mrs.) Mercy Martins
11. Pin Number................................
12. Winning Number................................
13. Amount Won................................
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Congratulations!!Â Once again.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WARNING!!!
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Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim. You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations of yahoo Inc.Â This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you, kindly delete it from your mailbox and give no further correspondence to such person or body.Â Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.
Â PLS SEND YOUR REPLY TO YOUR CLAIMING MANAGER EMAIL ADDRESS:Â Â omailrobert1@omail.hu

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