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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: FREE LOTTERY ORGANISATION <imf------office@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: mrkelvingeorge@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:57:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,



FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK

61-70 Southampton Row, Blooms bury,

LONDON, United Kingdom, WC1B 4AR

DIRECTOR:MR.DAVID HAMPTON



REF NO: MSW-L/2011-105

BATCH: 156-EWN/44





ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION



We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today of winners of the MSW MEGA LOTTERY WINNINGS PROGRAM held on the
30TH



OF FEBRUARY,2011.Your company or personal e-mail
address is attached to winning number 13-30JAN-2011-11MSW, with serial



number S/N-01313 drew the lucky numbers
887-13-865-37-11-83,and consequently won in this category. You have been
approved of



the sum of GBP1, 500,000.00 POUNDS in cash credited
to file REF NO: MSW-L/2011-106/01. This is from total prize money of



GBP15, 000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Ten (10)
international winners in this category.



All participants were selected through our Microsoft
computer ballot system drawn from twenty one thousand (21,000) E-mail



addresses; three thousand (3,000) E-mail addresses
from each continent, as part of International 'E-MAIL' Promotions
Program



(I.P.P), which is conducted annually to encourage the
continuous use of ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-mail).



Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and
insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address.



Please note that you are to contact us via E-mail as
we are promoting the use of E-mail. (ALL communications with this office




should be by E-mail).You has the right to call the
bank as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim



your prize.



You are to keep your ref. number and batch number
from the public until you have been processed and your money remitted to




your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming. To claim your prize, you must first contact
the



claims department by E-mail for processing and
remittance of your prize money to you. The claims officer's E-mail
contact is:



CLAIMS OFFICER : MR, KELVIN GEORGE

Contact E-mail : mrkelvingeorge@hotmail.com

TEL NO. : +44702-4057066



** WINNERS must claim their winnings before the 20TH
MARCH,2011.All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date have to be



forfeited by the beneficiary.



THE FOLLOWING DETAILS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CLAIMS
OFFICER WHEN CONTACTING HIM FOR FILE KEEPING BEFORE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.



FIRST NAME,LAST NAME,RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,DATE OF
BIRTH,PHONE NUMBER,EMAIL ADDRESS,BATCH NUMBER,REFERENCE



NUMBER,OCCUPATION,MARITAL STATUS



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers
in all



correspondences with your claims officer. Do contact
your claims officer MR.KELVIN GEORGE. , at once by e-mail.



Congratulations!!!



Regards,MR .KELVIN GEORGE

LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.



NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR
WINNING DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID ANY
COMPLICATIONS.



NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your
claims officer immediately.



SPONSORS:-

CHIEF SPONSOR;

MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK;MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS
ASIA;MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS USA;AMTRAK COURIER EXPRESS;GLOBAL COURIER


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