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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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. )
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "EDGAR PAGE" <edagrpp.acc_fudiciary@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edgarpp.accounting_diplomats@yahoo.dk
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:27:31 -0500
Subject: Prime receipient.

MICROSOFT PAYMENT TEAM. HEADQUARTERS British Representative Headquarters: Customer Service 28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON.

THIS SUBJECT MATTER REFERS:PREFERED MODE OF RECEIVING CASH PRIZE (COURIER DELIVERY).

 

Attn: Saumya Neelaak.

 

Dear winners,

 

MICROSOFT PAYMENT TEAM




HEADQUARTERS
British Representative Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON.

MICROSOFT AWARD PAYMENT

CHAMBER.102 Bury New Rd, Whitefield,

United Kingdom London.

 

Attn:Saumya Neelaak.

Plesae note that we have a standard procedure for carrying out claims. I am very busy and cannot afford to continue satisfying your querries daily, we have other winners to attend to and a prize ceremony to prepare for in three wekeks. I have here before me your claims files ready for dispatch to you once you satisfy the delivery requirelments as receipient, but if you are uncertain and do not wish to pursue claims further, your cheque will be returned as unclaimed and will be reissue once you are ready as long as its not after the dealine. Your fund is being processes to  be deposited in an escrow account and that will be insured in your name till further notice.

 

Our strident laws guiding the program prohibits sending drafts because of the hard cover insurance policy on your funds, your cheque has been issured to its real value and presently protected by insurance hard cover, this is to check previously experienced cases of gross misappropriation of funds by agents bank officials and fudiciary agents. These rules were implimented to foster confidence in winners and check misappropriation of funds. You must receive winnings to its real value.

 

Nevertheless, it is not compulsory that all winners must further claims of their prizes, some like you have doubted before in past had their winnings returned as unclaimed and later they regreted and begin to creat problems for us, we have even had cases of law suits against the company for returning their winnings as unclaimed,but nobody can blame us because the promotions is guilded by strident rules and standard prize claims procedures.

 

In this wise,winners who do not intend to claims their prizes before the deadline set aside for prize redemtion are advised to fill,sign and return the disclaimer form to us stating their intensions to decline claims due by unwillingness or inability to process so that we can register and document such evidences for future references against harmful suits. So if you do not intend to further claims, please specify your reason and send back the disclaimer  of decline of your winnings for documentation purpose,we are not liable for damages once winnings have been marked as unclaimed by the executive board,please be so advised.

By filling this Disclaimer Form below gives the MICROSOFT PROMO EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTORS the sole right over your claims. If after 24hrs you do not contact this department and do not fill the form, you lack the right to come forward for your prize/money any other time as we have done our best.

Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email.

 

THIS FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE ONLY.

FIRST NAME...............................................................................................................................

LAST NAME.................................................................................................................................

TICKET NUMBER.......................................................................................................................

AMOUNT WON.............................................................................................................................

BATCH NO.....................................................................................................................................


REFERENCE NO..............................................................................................................................

 

REASONS FOR DECLINING CLAIMS OF PRIZE/MONEY......................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................


DECLARATION:

I...............................................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT I WISH TO DECLINE CLAIMS OF MY PRIZE/MONEY AND WILL LOOSE THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR RECLAIMS.

DATE...............................................................................................................................................

(YOUR FULL NAMES)..................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................................

I anticipate your due compliance,

Mr Patrick E.Page.

Fudiciary agent,

Microsoft Award Promo.

 

Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and privileged information.  Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

I remain obliged,

Edgar Page.

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