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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • +27737989031 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27836137047 (South Africa, 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.
  • drharrisonkunda@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFT INTERNET PROMOTION" <micro-soft010@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:02:59 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON MICROSOFT MARKETING CORPORATION INTERNET E-LOTTERY PROMOTION

MICROSOFT MARKETING CORPORATION LONDON UK INTERNET E-LOTTERY PROMOTION. Headquarters Microsoft Marketing Campus Thames Valley Park Reading RG6 1WG England Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914 Ref: LSLUK/2031/8161/04 Batch: 14/011/IPD

  

 RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAW

 

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,  the  results of the First Category draws of MICROSOFT MARKETING CORPORATION  INTERNET  E-LOTTERY PROMOTIONAL  INTERNATIONAL.  

                            

                         CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

   Dear Winner,

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Microsoft Marketing Corporation internet E-Lottery promotional international  held today Wednesday 16th August 2006  in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning lucky number: 02/15/20/24/32/47/Bonus Ball(29) which subsequently won you the lottery in the first category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US$13,000,000,00( Million United States Dollars ) , shared among the(16)lucky winners in this category world-wide.

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our  promotional international internet E-Lottery representative office in South Africa as indicated in your coupon. In view of this your,US$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) would be released to you by Our paying bank in African ,our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

 

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 20,000,000,00 companies and individuals email addresses allover the world.

 

Be informed that the MICROSOFT MARKETING CORPORATION internet E-Lottery Chapter is a promotion aimed at internet globalization before the year 2010, thereby empowering internet literacy with its headquarters in London - United Kingdom.

 

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account.

 

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

 

To file for your claim ,contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message via telephone  or email address below.

 

contact information is as follow:

***********************************************

Dr.Harrison Kunda

Accredited Agent Microsoft Marketing Corporation.

ADDRESS: 3012 William Nicol Drive Bryanston Johannesburg 2191

South Africa.

 TEL: +27 73 798 9031

 FAX :+27 83 613 7047

Email: drharrisonkunda@hotmail.com

***********************************************

You are advised to contact the agents fiduciary via Telephone for notification as soon as you send your information.

 

NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference

and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your

correspondence with your claims fiduciary.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04

BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD

 

For more inquiry  contact our United Kigndom Hotline number.

Contact person: Mr.Clement Botha

TEL :0044 703 183 8684

FAX:0044 870 479 8026

 

Sincerely

 

Mrs.Mariska Nowak.                                                      

Online promotional co-ordinator                                    

 

Sir. Steve Ballmer .

Chief Executive Officer United Kigndom Microsoft Marketing Corporation. 

   

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Microsoft Marketing

Corporation  International  Internet E-Lottery Board Commission  

                           

                                                                     

Mrs.Mariska Nowak.              Dr.Peter W. Alexandra        Sir. Steve Ballmer

UKOnline Co-ordinator Sec.)(Zonal Co-ordinator RSA.)    (CEO.MM.Corporation.)

 

  

   

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