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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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Fraud email example:
From: "MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PROMOTION." <msfwpromprog@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 11:27:23 +0200
Subject: THANK YOU.
MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORATIONS COMPENSATION BV
JOHAN RAMAERSTRAAT 4HS
1065GA AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF:CDZ/311218127/44
BATCH:18/729/2K2.
ATTN:CEO
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the internet compensation promotional programs held on
29-04-2005, and is aimed at compensating frequent internet explorers throughout the world. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 4379-128-6741-2568 with serial number 7146-7725, and drew lucky
numbers 3-16-20-39-43-47 which consequently won in the 1st category. You are therefore eligible to be
paid the sum of US$ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars)by the MICROSOFT COMPANY.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to strict co-ordination of this program, to avoid perplexity in the remittance of winner`s fund in their
respective accounts, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some winners.
All winners were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn from over 250,000 companies and
15,000,000 personal email addresses from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
5years inconnection with Hardware and software materials. This compensational programs was promoted
and sponsored by William H. Gates (III),Largest software producer in the world (Microsoft) and Mr. Paul
Gardner Allen (Shareholder in Microsoft). We hope that you will have the chance of receiving
compensation next time as you keep on browsing the net to boost the sales of software materials all over
the world.
To file for your claim, please contact the processing dept.:
MR. LAWRENCE DAVIDSON
HBSC PROCESSING COMPANY BV.
TEL: 0031 622 894 797
Email:hbscprocbv@walla.com
Remember, all winning must be received not later than 30th of May 2005. After this date all unreceived
funds will be returned to the sponsored body. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your lucky numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address or rejection of prize ,do inform our processing dept. as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 should give the right of reception to his parents or senior relatives to
avoid constitution of nuisance in the society, due to entrustment of so much money in the hands of the
youth-which may affect the society adversely.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Mariam Ballak.
Co-ordinator.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE DIALING FROM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, YOU MUST DIAL 011+31+ THE
NUMBER YOU ARE DIALING.THIS IS TO PREVENT COMPLAINS ABOUT INVALID TELEPHONE
NUMBER OR CHECK www.google.com AND TYPE ON THE SEARCH SPACE "INTERNATIONAL
TELEPHONE CODES" AND CLICK ON THE LINK "INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY CALLING CODES
AND WORLD TIME ZONES" THEN ARRANGE IT IN ORDER HOW YOU CAN CALL
NETHERLANDS FROM YOUR COUNTRY.
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