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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "yahoo lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +447031818960 (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.
  • milleniumciticlearinghouse98@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "londongalaryhotel londongalaryhotel" <londongalaryhotel@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:43:33 +0530
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT CLIFFORD MOORE


[image: Yahoo! News - Lottery] [image: Yahoo!7]
*Welcome to the official site of Yahoo Lottery
<http://lottery.yahoo.com/>Inc. The Online Consumer Promotions 2008
*
*[image: Yahoo! UK and Ireland] **[image: Send email message]* *
* *CONGRATULATIONS!*
*European Region Office:
10B Canada Square,
London HP1 8HFD,
England. U.K. *


*TELE:+447031818960*

*Yahoo! Lottery <http://lottery.yahoo.com/> Online coordinator ,
Sweepstakes International Program.*
*Copyright (c)2008 Yahoo Lottery*
****

*ONS!!!!! YAHOO POWER BALL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL***

This is to inform you that your EMAIL have won a prize money of THREE
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND UNITED KINGDOM POUNDS( £375,000.00 ) in a
Lottery promotion organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC for the introduction of *All
New Yahoo Mail Beta and Classic* which all YAHOO users are required to
switch onto.

YAHOO! arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that are
active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo ,
Hotmail<http://www.hotmail.com/>and others to this program. We only
selected Five (5) subscribers as our
winners through Electronic Balloting System (E.B.S) without the person
applying as long as you are making use of your EMAIL ID. We congratulate you
for being one of the people selected winner.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Your Payment Approval File sent to LONDON due to we have 3 lucky winners in
UK so that you can be cleared and paid simultaneously there with them. You
are to contact our UK Head Office Director International Credit Department
for your date of Claim.

Contact Person: Dr. Clifford Moore (Director International Credit Department
)
Contact Email:
milleniumciticlearinghouse98@yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.f250.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=milleniumciticlearinghouse98@yahoo.co.uk>
Tele:+*447031818960*


Your Yahoo Prize must be claimed not later than 10 working days from date of
Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won.

Note: Any prize not claim within this period (10 working days) will be
forfeited.

*These are your identification numbers:*

Reff number........................YBM/07207/EBS
Winning number.................YBM/11050/EBS
Batch number.........YBM/00101/EBS

These numbers above fall within the United Kingdom Agent Location file, you
are requested to contact Him and send your Identification Numbers and
Personal Information to Him to facilitate them and process the DELIVERY of
your PRIZE and other entitlements with the appointed COURIER Company.

Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to Him
immediately:

*Personal Information*

1. Full name..................
2. Country....................
3. Contact Address...........
4. Telephone Number.........
5. Fax Number
6. Annuel Income:
7. Marital Status..............
8. Occupation..................
9. Age..........................
10. Sex.........................


Your Prize Money Will Be Sent To You Via Travelers CHEQUE which Only You
The Winner Has The Right/Authority To Incash The Money In A Any Bank,Any
Where In The World.


You have to keep your Batch No, Reff No, and Winning No privately and
confidential to avoid double claim or unwarranted abuse. Any abuse of this
Lottery may result to disqualification or cancellation of your prize.

GOOD LUCK IN CONTACTING YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
**<http://mail.yahoo..com/config/login?/_disable_disable_disable_disable_disable_disable_disable_disable_xol%28%27http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/__xolhttp://www.freelotto.com/offer.asp?offer%253d43761%2526amp;FID%253dfa7d27913658;%27%29;>

Yours in service,

Barr Joe Blubleburg (Executive Co-coordinator, Yahoo lottery Inc)
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations)
Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)
Dr. Clifford Moore (Director International Credit Department)
Barr Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive)
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

Web Hosting Hosted by Yahoo! Web
Hosting<http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/>Hosted by Yahoo!
Web Hosting
If you have questions or wish to claim your prize money kindly contact this
email milleniumciticlearinghouse98@yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.f250.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=milleniumciticlearinghouse98@yahoo.co.uk>
, see the instructions the body of this message

[image: Yahoo! UK and Ireland]

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