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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: "rdskinonline3 Gazeta.pl" <rdskinonline3@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:05:41 -0700
Subject: HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE


[image: British Flag]* The Microsoft Corp World Lottery , United
Kingdom*
*P O Box 1010 Liverpool , L70 1NL
United Kingdom .


Winning Numbers
887
13
865
37
10
83
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw(#953)of the MICROSOFT CORP WORLD LOTTERY
AWARD International programs held in U.K your "email address" was attached
to ticket number;B9665 75604546 199 serial number 97560, This batch draws
the lucky winning numbers as follows 887/13/865/37/10/83, bonus number 2,
which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting
system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada , Australia ,
United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our
international promotions program which is conducted annually.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 350,000 (THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS in cash credited to file
MSW-L/200-26937

This is from a total cash prize of £50,000,000 shared among the (25)
Twenty-Five lucky winners in this 2nd category. Furthermore your details
(e-mail address) falls within our LONDON Representative Office in United
Kingdom, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize sum of £350,000
(THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) will be remitted
to you by our paying bank.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

Simply contact our Fiduciary Claim Agent in LONDON where your own Payment
is zoned. He will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your winning price . His contact details is shown below:

Claim Manager: Robert Nelson.
TEL: +44-702-407-2464.
FAX: +44-870-974-9892
Emai; claims20081@yahoo.co.uk
Email; clms@hotmail.co.uk<http://us.f343.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=clms@hotmail.co.uk>

To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent
immediately with the below information's:

NAME:
ADDRESS:
NATIONALITY:
SEX:
AGE:
PHONE/MOBILE:
FAX:
OCCUPATION:
COMPANY:
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish
you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your cash prize is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever means you wish to recieve your cash prize by our paying
bank.
Endevour to contact the agent with the required information's
immediately.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!!!

Congratulations!!! once more on behalf of members and staff of the BRITISH
AWARD LOTTERY 2008.


Congratulations once again.
<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:ol%28%27http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/__javascript:olhttp://www.freelotto.com/offer.asp?offer%253d43761%2526amp;FID%253dfa7d27913658;%27%29;>

Yours in service,

Mr. Richard K Lloyd.



NB: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO,
KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT IN LONDON DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER
DIRECTIONS.

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