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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 Windows Promotion 2010" <info@winners.org>
Reply-To: result-release@live.com
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 04:48:16 +0200
Subject: 2010 Result Release‏

MICROSOFT WEB PROMOTION 2010
THE MARINA OFFICES, ST PETERS YACHT BASIN
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1HX
ENGLAND.

Attention: Email Bearer,

The prestigious Microsoft has successfully organized and sent out
Sweepstakes marking the 2010 Donation Exercise. Microsoft is running an
E-mail beta test.

Your email address have won £500,000.00,GBP in the MICROSOFT AWARD
PROMO held in May, 2010. We the Microsoft Web Promotion Organizing
Committee are pleased to officially notify you of the status of your
Email application.

Your Winning file randomly drew for the Lucky Numbers: 14.33.36.39
.42.46.[13] Bonus Ball, Winning Ref. No: UKOL-5464K2/71, Batch
Number: 012/06/DR432. Contact Help Desk with your contact information
within and outside England.

1.Name...
2.Address..
3.Country..
4.Age..
5.Tel:...
6.Occupation Finance..
7.Your prefered method of claims bank to bank transfer/certified bank draft.

ONLINE DESK HELP:
Sir. Thomas James
E-mail::sir.thomas@tech-center.com
Information Department.

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