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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 ASIA Lottery Inc." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevenchai_asianlot@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04:14:33 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON US$1 MILLION USD

Yahoo Lotto/ASIAN Lottery Inc.
Asian/JP-Gunther, Muog Nong Soil 60.
D-96052 Bangkok Thailand.
Reference Number: AML/JP/1Million/2014/8702
Batch: AML/90/4210

Congratulations!!

We are happy to announce to you the result of electronic email Address
balloting system of Yahoo Lottery Promotion in conjunction with Asian
International lottery draw held on the 28th of August, 2014 in Bangkok
Thailand. All email addresses around the world were selected through a
computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one
of the lucky winners. Please be advised to keep your winning
information confidential until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by fraudulent
scammers.

We wish to inform you that your email address have won $1,000,000.00
USD from the Asian International Lottery Programmed in conjunction
with Yahoo Lottery Promotions with Ref Number:
AML/JP/1Million/2014/8702. You are therefore advised to contact our
Payment Office in our South East Asia Compensation Unit, Bangkok
Thailand where your winning balloting numbers fall for payment:

Mr. Steven Chai
Contact Email: stevenchai_asianlot@outlook.com
Contact Telephone +66 8490 15004
Address: S/E Asia Head Office, Soi 112 Samutsarkorn Road, Bangkrak,
Bangkok, Thailand.

In your email to him, you are advised to quote your Reference Number
and Batch, exactly as it is given below:

Your Reference Number: AML/JP/1Million/2014/8702
Your Batch: AML/90/4210

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of our
email account user program.

Yours Sincerely,
Miss. Tessy Kipkalya
Promotions Manager/Prize Announcer.

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