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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:

Fraud email example:

From: HELEN BROWN <pro_award@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_ibrahim_mahud@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:14:39 +0530 (IST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS: YOU HAVE WON LOTTERY PRIZE OF $1.5m USD (AUTHORIZED BY: YAHOO MAIL INC)








CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
YOU HAVE WON $1.5M Us dollars!
 
This is to inform you the beneficiary that, your email
was among the 2000 Lucky winners who won $ 1.5M (One Million Five hundred
thousand United State Dollars) each from the just concluded annual grand final
draws by YAHOO INC in conjunction with EAAS INTERNATIONAL Online Sweepstakes
Promo, Thunder ball, held in AMSTERDAM HOLLAND. Your email was
selected
 
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of
email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,000 e-mail addresses of individuals
and corporate bodies picked by computerized email selection machine
(TOPAZ).However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to
different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
 
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also Licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This
lottery is the 3rd category of its kind and MSN, YAHOO and AOL
intends to assist legally by using this medium to sensitize the beneficiaries
and general public on this development during this festive season.

 
In other to claim for your prize, you are required to
reconfirm your winner's particulars as accompanied above and send it immediately
via e-mail to the Promotion Office of YAHOO ONLINE PROMOTION CONSULTANT.
Barrister Ibrahim Mahud. In conjunction with EAAS INTERNATIONAL INC for
processing and prompt receiving of your fund. We require that you fill in with
the accompanied details:
 
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
 
These are your Winning Information and Identification
Numbers:
 
Batch Number.....................0952k.
Lucky number................7181813-05.
Reference Number..............YLINC/02-OH-06
.
Serial Number.....................ILP/HW
652-662
Ticket Number...................
577-744-3465-E77.
 
HERE IS THEIR OFFICE ADDRESS BELOW: SO YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO FILL THIS WINNING VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND IT DIRECT TO THEIR OFFICE FOR
YOUR CLAIMS.
 
BARRISTER IBRAHIM MAHUD. (Overseas Payment
Officer)
 
BARRISTER IBRAHIM MAHUD.
E.A.A.S Inc. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT
EMAIL: barr_ibrahim_mahud@hotmail.com
Tel:
(+62-21-41709546/+62-87887140884)
 
You are required to fill this Verification form with your
details and forward it direct to your claim agent, to the above offices for
verification purposes.
 
WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM.
 
 
FULL
NAME....................................
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.....................
PRESENT ADDRESS.........................
AGE.............................................

OCCUPATION...............................SEX.............................................TELEPHONE
NUMBER......................
MARITAL STATUS..........................
BATCH NUMBER............................
WINNING NUMBER.......................
REFERENCE NUMBER....................
 
All information’s are to be completed and sent
immediately through email to our Promotion Consultant. We advice all winners and
beneficiaries to cultivate a habit of checking their email accounts regularly
for updates on their prizes.
 
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your
prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.
 
 
APPROVED
Mrs. Helen Brown (PHD)
LOTTO CO-COORDINATOR.
Yahoo.com 7http://www.yahoo.com
 


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