419 scam: "Nasim"<mrs.viviannasim871@yahoo.com.hk> Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows 2010 Lottery Results YOU HAVE WON £100,000.00 GB

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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:
- "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447700008423
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs.viviannasim871@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nasim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pmanager@vf.vc>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:51:29 -0700
Subject: Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows 2010 Lottery Results YOU HAVE WON £100,000.00 GBP

Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows 2010 Lottery Results YOU HAVE WON £100,000.00 GBP

Dear Lucky Winner,

Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows 2010! Announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing Lottery draw, held in London United Kingdom. All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails addresses. And you have been approved for a total cash prize of £100,000.00 GBP (One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) only.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows 2010, as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more, your prize of One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (£100,000.00 GBP) will be paid to you from the regional branch office here in London United Kingdom.

These are your identification numbers:

Batch number.....................YM 1109102XN
Reff number......................YM 354437XN
Winning number...................YM 111388540498

Our payment Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. And for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your prize transfer to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file your claim, fill out the information required in the verification form and establish contact via e-mail to our claims unit with the information below:

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Mr. Robert Paulson
Email: ymmep@vf.vc
Direct Tel: +447700008423

VERIFICATION FORM (Complete the information below)

1. Full name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Age:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Marital Status:
6. Sex:
7. Next Of Kin:
8. Zip Code:
9. Occupation:
10. Company:
11. State:
12. Country:
13. Nationality:
14. Your Reference and Batch number are at the top of this mail:

Congratulations once more from our staffs.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Vivian Nasim.
Promotion Manager
Office Tel: +447024015822
Email: pmanager@vf.vc
Email: mrs.viviannasim871@yahoo.com.hk

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