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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 LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardk123@live.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:56:30 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL WON £500,000.00

 
THE YAHOO/MSN/Aol/GOOGLE/ GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. INC
Barley House Harold Road Sutton,
Greater London Sm1 4te United Kingdom.
 
 
 
                   YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
 
HELLO LUCKY WINNER!!
 
 
We happily announce to you the draw of the Yahoo Lottery Int'l Inc programs held on the 6TH NOVEMBER, 2012 in Tottenham London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-2613357, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00 GBP (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLING ) lottery win promotion which is organized by Google & YAHOO LOTTERY INT'L INC. Every month.
 
 
Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European Regional Representative Office in London as indicated in this notice. In view of this, you’re GBP £500,000.00 would be released to you after contacting our legal/clearance office here in United Kingdom. Asia Our fiduciary agent zoned for our paying bank (ICBS) will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
 
 
YAHOO, collects all the E-MAIL I D of the people that subscribes to yahoo mail, msn, hotmail, aol, rediffmail, altavista, and others online, among the billions that subscribe to us only five people did emerge as winners since we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for having been one of the lucky people that won for this month.
 
 
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
 
You are to contact your Fiduciary Agent on or before your date of Claims, Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Payment Center. Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 20 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize was won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be nullified and retrieved.
 
To file for your claim send identification and details of claim to:
 
LEGAL CONSULTANT/FIDUCIARY AGENT:
 
Mr. Richard King
 
Email: richardk123@live.com
 
Tel: +601
 
These numbers are your winning identification numbers, which you will send to your fiduciary agent.
 
Serial number 5388/02
 
Draw lucky numbers: 31-6-2613357
 
Ticket number: 56475600545 188
 
Batch number.....................Lwh 09102
Lotto number.......................Lwh35447
Winning number...................Lwh09788
 
 
You are therefore advised to quote the following information to
the Claims Agent as to facilitate the processing of your won amount and transfer of your fund without delay. More-so do well to fill the form below:
 
NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMING. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENT DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.
 
Congratulations once more!!
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
 
 
DR. JOHNSON BLAKE(PHD)
 
LOTTERY ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR.
 
 
The Yahoo.com staff
Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
                   VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM
 
 
 
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________                                      
 
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________                  
 
3.SEX:______________
 
4.AGE:________             
 
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________                        
 
6.OCCUPATION:________________________                   
 
7.NATIONALITY:_____________________________
 
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________       
 
9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ _____________
 
 
10.LOTTO NUMBER:                                                                           
 
11.WINNING NUMBER:                                                                    
 
 
12.DRAW LUCKY NUMBER:                                                             
 
 
13.SERIAL NUMBER:                                                                         
 
 
14.TICKET NUMBER:      
                                                                   
 
15.AMOUNT WON:_________________________________
 
 
16.DO YOU OWN A COMPUTER:
 
 
17.WHEN FIRST DID YOU USE A COMPUTER:
 
 
18. COUNTRY:________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!! FROM YAHOO ONLINE LOTTERY BOARD 2012.
 
(DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE JOIN US AND BE A HAPPY WINNER)
 

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