419 scam: Hotmail Promo office 2011 <jjj------uu121@att.net> CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOU HAVE WON TWO MILLION US DOLLARS FROM NEW HOTMAIL BETA P

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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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "gideonekili2011@live.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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2330263948766 (Ghana, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Hotmail Promo office 2011 <jjj------uu121@att.net>
Reply-To: gideonekilipo@att.net
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:35:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOU HAVE WON TWO MILLION US DOLLARS FROM NEW HOTMAIL BETA PROMO

Hello and Welcome to Windows Live
HotmailÂ®

Congratulations! You have just
been selected as of this year winners of the Windows Live
Hotmail and YAHOO email
promo.
This is to officially inform you that you have
won $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars).
MICROSOFT
WINDOWS, arrange and gather all the e-mail addresses of the people that
are active online, among the millions that subscribed to All email Address, and
others we only select Nine(9) candidates per annually as our winners through
Electronic Balloting System (EBS) without the candidate applying, we
congratulate you for being one of the people
selected.

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PAYMENT OF PRIZE CLAIM

We
are sorry that your Payment Approval File was sent to Africa (Republic of Ghana)
due to we have 3 lucky winners in Africa so that you can be cleared and paid
simultaneously there. You are to contact ourÂ Â Location Claim Agent on or before
your date of Claim.

Windows live Hotmail
and Yahoo prize must be claimed not later than 14 days from date of Draw
Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has
won.

Â» Get the Details

Note: Any prize not claimed within
this period (14 days) will be forfeited.

These are your identification
numbers:

Batch number.....................WBM-EBS360AF
Reff
number........................WBM-EBS710AF
Winning
number...............WBM-EBS-718AF
Â Â Â Â These numbers above fall within theÂ agent's
Location file, you are requested to contact your Agent and send your
Identification Numbers and Personal Information to
him;

Â BARRISTER.Â GIDEON EKILIÂ at his email:
Â
E-mail:gideonekili2011@live.com
Tel:+233-02-63948766

Â Â Â You are
therefore advised to send the following information to him to facilitate them
and process the transfer of your fund with the appointed paying
bank.

Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to him
immediately:

Personal Information
1. Full name..................
2.
Country....................
3. Contact Address...........
4. Telephone
Number.........
5. Marital Status..............
6.
Occupation..................
7. Age.........................
8.
Sex.........................
Date.........................
Â Congratulations
once again.
Yours in service,

You select how
to transfer the prize money to you:

Cheque Delivery To Your
Addressa

Bank
Account Transfer

By
Cash (Winners will be require to come down here by theirselves to remitt their
winning
fund.)

Windows Live Hotmail. Fast, simple and safer
than ever.
Live is good.

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Hotmail
Team

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because you are a valued member. Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn
more, please read our online Privacy Statement.

For more information or for general questions regarding
your e-mail account, please visit Windows Live
Hotmail Help.

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Corporation, One Microsoft Way,
Redmond, GA 98052-6399,Â Ghana Â© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All
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