419 scam: "Mrs. Annetta Moore" <mrsannetta@rediffmail.com> Lucky No: 79 31 68 52 43 95ottgt; Send Payment PŒë¸"

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "mrs.annetmoore.am.uklinecare@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +27780835106 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27862197704 (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.
- info.co.za@webmail.co.za (Webmail, South Africa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Annetta Moore" <mrsannetta@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: richard@fnbremittancedept.com
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 23:57:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Lucky No: 79 31 68 52 43 95

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FROM THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFT COORDINATOR

{MICROSOFT GLOBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY}Â
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

LONDON,Â 129 STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET, LONDON, NI6 0PH, UK.

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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CONGRATULATIONS!!Â Â CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Please find time to read these carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic on lineÂ SweepstakesÂ organized byÂ Microsoft, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.) held on theÂ 4thÂ ofÂ JanuaryÂ 2010, inÂ United kingdom.
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Wherein your electronic Email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 2ndcategory and therefore attracted a cash award of GBP Â£5,000,000.00 (Five Million Great Britain Pounds) which your file falls in one of our Corresponding bank inÂ South Africa JohannesburgÂ
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Our winners are arranged into these categories with the same winning prizes. They are arranged in this format below: CATEGORY: 2ndNO.OF WINNERS: (FOUR) (4) WINNING PRIZES: Â£5,000, 000. 00)
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Â£20,000, 000. 00(Twenty million Great Britain Pounds) was share among the 4 lucky winners which gives them Â£5,000, 000. 00 (Five million Great Britain Pounds) Each.Â
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Do contact theÂ Fnb Bank of South AfricaÂ RemittanceÂ Department immediately for more information concerning the verification and the release of your fund to you; note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.
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(1) Ref No: RSA10016
(2) Batch number: M3S5N
(3) Lucky No: 79 31 68 52 43 95
(4) Serial No: 35 63 85
{5} Security Code: 2H8Â
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FULL NAMES... CONTACT ADDRESS.... TEL/FAX NUMBERS... AGE... SEX..... OCCUPATION..... NEXT OF KIN...... COUNTRY.... AMOUNT WON.... WINNING EMAIL...... REFERENCE NUMBER.....SECURITY CODE......... SERIAL NUMBERS..... BATCH NUMBER........LUCKY NO:.........
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To file for your claim, Please contact the Bank for VALIDATION of your winning within nine working days of this winning notification. Kindly submit your full winning details to the paying bank; known as the Fnb-Bank of South Africa , Remittance Department, for an onward transfer of your wonÂ prize money, However, You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable the Bank in South Africa proceed with the transferring of your winning fund.
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CONTACT: Info: ***************************************************************
Mr. Martin Richards.Â (Johannesburg Branch Manager)Â Fnb BankÂ of South Africa Remittance Department) Johannesburg 2001.Â Â
TEL+27 78 083 5106 +27 11 720 0161 FAX+27 86 219 7704 Â

Official Email: mrichard@fnbremittancedept.com
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â : info.co.za@webmail.co.za
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The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our CEO/Chairman,Â Bill Gates: and a consortium of software promotion companies. TheÂ IntelÂ Group, Toshiba,Â Dell ComputersÂ and other International Companies. The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwideÂ Â
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Once again on behalf of all our staff,Â
CONGRATULATIONS!
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Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Annetta Moore.Â Â
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CUSTOMERCARE LINE: Email: mrs.annetmoore.am.uklinecare@msn.com
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO. KINDLY CONTACT THE BANK DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS.
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