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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: "Yahoo Awards Center " <event_manager2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:59:01 +0100
Subject: Congratulations

Yahoo! UK  
 & Ireland               

                                                                 Yahoo Awards Center

Yahoo   Awards Center

 From The Desk Of The Promotions Manager
 International Promotions/Yahoo Award Center
 124 Stockport Road, Long sight, 
Manchester M60 2DB - United  Kingdom

 
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of ONE Million Three Hundred, Twenty Thousand Pounds(£1,320,000,00.) for the Year of 2011, Prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO AWARDS  & WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO/GMAIL collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
                           
                                                                                              PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will beforfeited.Stated below are your identification numbers: 
 
BATCH NUMBER:           MFI/06/ASA-778658

REFERENCE NUMBER:   2009244533

PIN:                               1291
 
These numbers fall within the England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in London and send your winning identification numbers to him; Below you will find a Documentation Form, requesting you're required
Particulars.  


                                                                                           YAHOO ONLINE DOCUMENTATION FORM


FULL NAMES: __________________________________


ADDRES: _________________CITY: ________________
 

STATE: ___________________ ZIP: _____________

 
PHONE: ______________________________

 

FAX__________________________________
 
COUNTRY________________________________
 
SEX: _______________
 
AGE: __________________
 
MARITAL STATUS: _________________
 
OCCUPATION: ________________________
 
E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________

NATIONALITY: ____________________________

 
Contact Person: Name: Dr. David Paul

 

Tel/Fax: +448713159691

Email: event_manager2010@hotmail.com

                  

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  ONCE MORE
 
At your disposal, I remain.
    Yours in service,
             
Dr. (Mrs.) Amanda Ford.

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WARNING!
Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successful 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 or Yahoo Inc. 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 mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or anybody. Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned
 

                                            

                                                                                                                                      

                                                      

     

                                                                      

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