419 scam: "MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT"<info@mastercard.org> TABLE OF REWARD

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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:
- "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million pounds" (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)
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: "MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fudiciarygrahamdavidson@admin.in.th>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:58:55 -0800
Subject: TABLE OF REWARD

MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT
BARCLAYS BANK PLATINUM VISA CARD
BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP

Master card No: 5148 6547 8940 6543
Reg. No. Master/Visa: 5148/4178
Ballot winning No: 6782

MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT UK. TABLE OF REWARD.

Finally today, we announce the master card winners, Your
company or your personal e-mail address, attached to the Master card No:
5148 6547 8940 6543, won in the sixth (6) PROMO categories 2011. Your email
address has brought you an unexpected luck, please read through this
message. See names of winners below, you are the sixth position of ten,
you are so lucky.

You are therefore been approved of a lump sums pay out of
£6,600,000.00, SIX MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. Equivalent to,
($11,064,000 USD), Eleven Million, sixty four thousand US Dollars. In cash
Credited to Master card No. 5148 6547 8940 6543, and With Reg. No. MCIMJ:
5148/4178, you are the sixth lucky winner of the total winners of 10.
You all won £6.6, million Pounds each. Be informed that your winning
prize (Master card No: 5148 6547 8940 6543) has been insured and ready for
disbursement by the well known "BARCLAYS BANK UK". There is nothing
more to do all you will have to do is contact your claims administrator
for further information first by email, to claim your prize. See
contacts below. Make sure you send an email to the email addresses below for
file keeping.

Claims Administrator
Name: Mr.Graham Davidson
E-mail: fudiciarygrahamdavidson@admin.in.th

All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft computer
ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part of our
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use of Master cards
all over the World, and to promote the use of online payments, for the
settlement of debts (taxes) and payment of bills. Your funds
£6.6, million pounds, has been lodge in this master card (5148 6547 8940
6543), insured and ready for payment by the Barclays Bank. Be advised
to keep your personal information to your self. For example; Credit
cards, security numbers (code) etc. Please, for security reasons you are
advised to keep this whole PROMO to yourself, keep out of the reach of
friends and from the entire public. All you have to do is provide the
necessary information to process your new won master card (Prize).

Do email the above email addresses, all at once with all the claims
requirements below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications.

Claims Requirements:

1. Full Name...

2. Address...

3. Nationality...

4. Age... Date of Birth...

5. Occupation...

6. Phone...Fax...

7. State of Origin...Country...

The above requirements are much more needed to proceed. Be free and
fast to send the above details to your claims Administrator.

WINNERS:

(1) Ferdinard Norlando, (2) Aslim Hassan, (3) Kenneth Bullovert. (4)
Lernas Munhill. (5) Mac Covert. (6) YOU, (7) Lakers Janice, (8) Mathew
Grew, (9) Ise-Ogieolu Awee'samah (10) Princess Ovia.

Secretary
Mrs. Mercy Gray

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor
immediately by email. This promotion is all about emails, be aware:

MASTERCARD INT. (BILL GATES) 2. DELL INTERNATIONAL. 3. SONY ELECTRONICS
AND OTHERS

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