419 scam: YAHOO BETA <bgatesfoundation07@sbcglobal.net> VERIFY YOUR WON PRIZE US$300,000.00 DOLLARS

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- +2348035518419 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- equitybankclaimsdept.nigplc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: YAHOO BETA <bgatesfoundation07@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: equitybankclaimsdept.nigplc@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:11:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERIFY YOUR WON PRIZE US$300,000.00 DOLLARS

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GOVERNMENT
ACCREDITED LICENSE!!!YAHOO BETA /MICROSOFT IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION
ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

Batch number.YBM-EBS-390AF
Reff
number.YBM-EBS-719AF
Winning number.YBM-EBS-798AF
Coupon No.
MSTL-146478972197

CONSOLATION
PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!2009

Yahoo Beta private international e-games organizers
and Co-sponsors, MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ officially bring to your notice of
the draw result of YAHOO MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ wheel E-game which was
conducted at our international corporate office complex in London.

Most recently this foundation
set up the YAHOO BETA LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT
SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for
academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music, theater, art
and literature projects in the social and political arena with a focus on
health, as well as science, research, and higher education. We wish to
congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which
was selected among the 9 lucky consolation prize winners.

Your email ID identified with
Coupon No. MSTL-146478972197 was selected by our E-games Random Selection System
(ERSS) with entries from the 90,000 different email addresses enrolled for the
E-game. Your email ID was included among the 90,000 different email addresses
submitted by our partner international email provider companies.

You have won a consolation
cash prize of $300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only).The
YAHOO BETA,MICROSOFT/ STAATSLOTERIJ Group have approved a payout of your
consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by our Paying
Bank.

Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU)
will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and
processes for the claims of your consolation prize. For due processing of your
winning claim, please contact your paying bank.

Your Payment Approval File was sent to Africa due to we have 5
lucky winners in Africa so that you can be cleared and paid simultaneously there
with them. You are to contact our paying Bank in African on or before your date
of Claim.
Bank Name:Equity Bank plc
Contact Person:Dr.Khalid Hassain

E-mail: equitybankclaimsdept.nigplc@gmail.com
Phone:+2348035518419

You are advised
to provide him with the following information:
Personal Information

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Sex:..........

5.Age:.........
6.Marital Status:
7.Occupation:
8.E-mail
address:
9.Telephone no:
10. Reference no:
11. Batch no:

12.Winning no:
13.Coupon No:
If account
transfer ,
Name of Bank:
Account No:
Bank Address:
Your Yahoo Prize
must be claimed not later than 14 days from date of Draw Notification after the
Draw date in which Prize has won.Any prize not claim within this period of (14
days) will be forfeited.Congratulations once
again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.

GOOD LUCK IN CONTACTING WITH THE BANK
How You Want The Prize Money To
Be Sent You

BANK TRANSFER

CHEQUE
DELIVERY

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