419 scam: "YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY" <info@lottery.com> Batch number.....................YM 09102XN

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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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "yahoo/msn lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
- "yahoo/msn lottery" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "mrandy_uknlclaimdept1@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447024010695 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY" <info@lottery.com>
Reply-To: mrandy_uknlclaimdept1@live.co.uk
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:28:35 +0800
Subject: Batch number.....................YM 09102XN

Yahoo/Msn Lottery
Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te
United Kingdom.

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred
thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings (£500,000.00) for the month of
November 2009 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC &
WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people
that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and
Hotmail we only select 13 people every Month as our winners through
electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you
for being one of the people selected.

You are to contact the events manager on or before your date of Claim,
Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.Yahoo/Msn
Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 20 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.

These are your identification numbers:

Batch number.....................YM 09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number...................YM09788

These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact
the events manager, send your winning identification numbers to him,to
enable him verify your claims. How ever you will have to fill and submit
this form to the events manager for verification & direction on how you can
claim your winning fund.

1. Full name..............
2. Contact Address.......
3. Age....................
4. Telephone Numbers.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Sex....................
7. Next Of Kin............
8. Zip Code...............
9. Occupation.............
10.State:.................
11.Country................
12.Nationality............
13. Your Reference and Batch number at the top of
this mail:
14.How Will You Like To Received Your Winning Prize?
(A) Bank Transfer
(B)Cheque Delivery

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
===============
Name: Mr Andy Gray
E-mail: mrandy_uknlclaimdept1@live.co.uk
Tell: +447024010695
========================

Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
MRS. HARIETTE PAULSON
(Yahoo/Msn Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator).

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