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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447031947171 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • yill2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • afroasia_agent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY <yill2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 18:40:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: yill2006@yahoo.com



THE YAHOO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. INC


YAHOO LOTTERY INTL INC

Barley House Harold Road

Sutton, Greater London Sm1 4te

United Kingdom.



Dear, Sir/Madam


YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the Yahoo Lottery Intl Inc programs held on the 8th of April 2006 in 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 EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($800,000) for the month of April 8th 2006 lottery win promotion which is organized by MSN & YAHOO LOTTORY INTL INC .Every month.


YAHOO, collects all the E MAIL I D of the people that subscribes to yahoomail, msn, hotmail, aol, altavista, and others online, among the billions that subscribe to us only five people will be merge for winnings 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 Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.

Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited and retrieved .


These are your identification numbers....


Ref No:876 345 23

Serial number 5388/02

Draw numbers: 31-6-2613357

Ticket number: 56475600545 188

Batch number.....................LWH09445

Lotto number.......................LWH 09446

Winning number...................LWH 09447


These numbers are your winning identification numbers, that you will

send to your claims agent,send identification and details of claim to.



Oversea Payment and Release Order Department,

OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT

Contact Person:Mr. Patrick . C . Gill

Email: afroasia_agent@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:+445600011543 +447031947171

Fax:+448704900678 :+44712475425



You are therefore advise to fill the form and send to the Clams Agent to facilitate them to process the transfer of your fund without delay.




Ref No:876 345 23

Serial number 5388/02

Draw numbers: 31-6-2613357

Ticket number: 56475600545 188

Batch number.....................LWH09445

Lotto number.......................LWH 09446

Winning number...................LWH 09447


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your won prize will be released to you by any of our payment Banks in Africa or it's correspndence Bank in UK .Our Africa agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.




To file for your claim,You are required to fill the form below and have it return to the claim agent immediately:


Oversea Payment and Release Order Department,

OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT

Contact Person:Mr. Patrick . C . Gill

Email: afroasia_agent@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:+445600011543 +447031947171

Fax:+448704900678 :+44712475425


VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM


ATTN: ONCE AGAIN WE THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY WE ARE CONGRATULATING YOU FOR YOUR WINNINGS, SO IN ORDER FOR US TO PROCESS YOUR WINNINGS, YOU ARE TO FILL AND RETURN THE VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM BELOW TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.


VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM


1. FULL NAMES:__________________________________(BENEFICIARY NAME)


2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:_____________________________________________


3. SEX:_______________


4. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH::_________________________________


5. MARITAL STATUS:________________________________________


6. OCCUPATION:________________________


7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________


8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________


9. FAX NUMBER::_____________________


A. BATCH NUMBER:____________________SERIAL NO:____________________


B. TICKET NUMBER:____________________ DRAW NO:________________


C. LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ WINNING NO:____________________


10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________


11. AMOUNT WON:___________________________________


12. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:________________________________


13. NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS:________________________________


14:DATE NOTIFIED __________________________________


15:PASSPORT NO:________________________________________

please attach a scanned copy of your international passport, Driver's licence .


DECLARATION:


I...............................................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS. (OVERSEAS SUBCRIBERS AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE:

YOUR FULL NAMES:


Upon receipt of the duly requested data, Our agent will proceed for proper verification and furnish you with the contact information of the payment Bank in the region where your winning numbers fall within so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.


NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENCIAL DISQULIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.


Congratulations!! Once more.


Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Darryn Clarke

Online coordinator Yahoo

InternationalLottery Program.


Security Advice :At The Yahoo International Lottery we understand the importance of security. That's why we've created highly secure facilities to give you confidence during our promotions programs or when you play our games online, on TV via Sky Active or using your mobile phone to play by text.


Warning: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be using Yahoo International Lottery addresses, but are not from us. If you receive similar email that is not from us, kindly disregard/discard it immediately. Do NOT reply any such email but genuine email from us via this email address. Our security pages that will give you more information about current scams and what measures you can take to protect yourself.

- YAHOO ! INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

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