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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.

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:

• 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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristeravedonald@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Rose Kelit <mrs.r701@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:19:13 +0530
Subject: Window Live and Yahoo Award Notification











Yahoo Awards Center
124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB - United Kingdom



















This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLING (₤700,000.00) in the YEAR 2007 YAHOO! Lottery promotion which is organized YAHOO! LOTTERY INC and HOTMAIL for the introduction and Launching of the new YAHOO! BETA MAIL and Windows Live Mail Beta which all YAHOO! And HOTMAIL subscribers are required to switch to. YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribe at YAHOO!, HOTMAIL and others we only selected THREE (3) candidates as our winners after undergoing the random selection process through Electronic Balloting System (E.B.S) without the candidate applied, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.


PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 21 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Stated below are your identification numbers:

IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:
Batch number.....................YBM-WBS-2007390AF Reff number........................YBM-WBS-200704522AF Winning number...............YBM-WBS-200778AF
PIN:…………………….YBM-WBS-207




These numbers above fall within the United Kingdom agent's Location file, you are requested to contact him and send your Identification Numbers and Personal Information to him;

Barrister: Rave Donald at his email:
E-mail:barristeravedonald@yahoo.co.uk

You are therefore advised to send the following information to him to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund with the appointed paying bank.

Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to him so that he will proceed further for your prize claim immediately:

PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. Full name..................
2. Country.................... 3. Contact Address...... 4. Telephone Number.. 5. Marital Status......... 6. Occupation.............. 7. Age..........................
8. Sex...........................
Congratulations!! Once again.




We hope you're enjoying your new Yahoo! Mail account and Hotmail account.Now take the next step and claim your money and say thanks to Yahoo! and Hotmail
You select how to transfer the prize money to you






Cheque Delivery To Your Address



Bank Account Transfer

















Yours in service,
Mrs. Rose Kelit















KEEP THIS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE MONEY.

NOTE THAT NOBODY OR EVEN THE APPOINTED BANK HAS THE RIGHT TO TOUCH, DEDUCT/CUT OR GET ACCESS TO YOUR PRIZE MONEY FOR ANY REASON THEY HAVE BEEN WARNED STRICTLY!

You may also receive similar e-mails from people potraying 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 body.
Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned









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