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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: "Microsoft Promotion Award Team" <info@award.com>
Reply-To: verification.dept@sys-w.com
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:20:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dear Lucky Beneficiary,




Microsoft Xmas Bonanza!!!
Dear Lucky Beneficiary,

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Ticket number
080775787555 with Serial numbers BTD/0257903122/07 and Drew the lucky
numbers 04-06-09-90-09-22(07) which subsequently won you £500,000.00 (Five
hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the Jackpot winners in
this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £500,000.00
(Five hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw
number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom this month.
These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

To claim your prize, kindly contact the Fiduciary manager via email below
with your Winning Ticket Number 07-08-10-19-40-46-{55}, Serial numbers
BTD/0257903122/07, Drew Lucky numbers 04-06-09-90-09-22(07) and kindly
fill the form below.

****************************************************
Mr. Lampard Joel
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: verification.dept@sys-w.com
Tel: +44 703-591-9274
****************************************************

Name Of Winner:...........
Residential Address:......
Country:.........
Sex:..........
Occupation:........
Tel No:.........
Date Of Birth:...........
Amount Won:......

Note: You're to choose the mode of claim of funds as seen below;

(1). Courier delivery Service
(2). Bank swift transfer

Sincerely,
Dr. Schmoll Mitch
Head Customer Care Service
Microsoft Promotion Award Team


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