419 scam: hplaptopprize@live.com Receive your Winning Prize of $4million

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "rosemarry140@cantv.net" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: hplaptopprize@live.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:46:19 -0800
Subject: Receive your Winning Prize of $4million

Office of the Hp Company Head Office Waterford Building, 9th Floor 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive Miami, Florida 33126 USA ATTN Authorized Winner You Have Won the sum of US$4.000.000 as one of the word Laptop User award Promo that is going on in Asia America Europe and Africa. you are hereby instruct by HP company to Cliam Your Fund This is to inform you that we came from United states of America to Africa yesterday under the authorization of the HP Company .Right now as directed by the secretary general of the lottery Board, We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to make sure that all the lottery winners receive there payment. that is why we came to Africa Nigeria yesterday to monitor the Payment.you realy won the prize. this is online Lottery promotion your Name and contact E-mail are selected as one of the 2011 Lucky winner you are warned to contact your Paying Bank today further more you are advice not to pay any fee regarding to this because United states Lottery Board have clear all the taxes and other charges the only Fee you will pay to the Bank is Waver clearance certificate Fee and as soon as you pay it no other fee than to transfer your Fund worth US$4,000.000 to you.Notify us as soon as you are contacting the bank to Enable us forward a copy of your winning Certificate/letter of Administration >From United states court of Law and Order.because you shall send this said Documents to your paying Bank with out sending the Documents to First bank of Nigeria your Fund will not be release this is an instruction given From the American Lottery Board to Avoid scam or Double Cliam. First Bank of Nigeria will transfer your Fund in to your Account as approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (HP company) and the (FBI) into your account without any delay. Sincerely,you are a lucky person because we have just discovered that one MRS VERONICA ANDERSON FROM USA Los Angeles with Her Address 4935 McConnell Ave., Unit #8, Los Angeles, Los 90066 Her contact Tel:+1808 572 8988 this woman made the Bank to understand that you are dead and prove to them that you are her relation that you ask her to receive this fund please if you are still alive contact the Bank immediatly because any delay from your side will warrant the Bank to transfer this fund to her in United States We have a limited time to stay in Africa here so we would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours. this are your winning Number which you shall forward to us and to First Bank of Nigeria the Bank have all this Data in there file keep it secret this will prove that you are the rite full person that own this Fund your winning Number 1970678 your security Code Number EA861 Your Ballot Number Zpv5582 Your Fund claim Number pixzww77 NAME:....... AGE:.......SEX:.....ADDRESS:.... EMAIL:...PHONE:.....OCCUPATION:..Compensation amount to receive:....MARITAL STATUS...... OFFICE ADDRESS:....COUNTRY please email us to (rosemarry140@cantv.net) Your truly in Service Mr Joseph Renzi Group Managing Director Manager

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