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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +447031905444 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • microsoftinter6@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "microsoft lotteryinternational" <microsoftnation6@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:12:30 +0700
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS

MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE

AWARD DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT

LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.

89 New Fetter Lane London,EC4A 1AG U.K

PROMOTION DIRECTOR;

MR.DURHAM DELNADO

TEL: +447031905444

FAX: +448709122630



(REF NO: MSW-L#/517-37GBI)

(BATCH: SEC4798/MEGA)



MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS,EMAIL AWARD PROMO: UNITED KINGDOM



Finnaly today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO
WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 1st, FEBUARY 2006. Your company or your personal
e-mail address, attached to winning number 38-51-23-74-02-757, With serial
number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.



You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP 5,500,000.00
POUNDS ($10,464,000 USD) in cash Credited to file (REF NO: MSW-L#/517-37GBI)
and winning number 38-51-23-74-02-757, this is from total prize money of GBP
27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty five (25)international winners
in this category.



All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as part of
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for our prominent MS WORD user
all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail. Your fund
(certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your (REF NO:
MSW-L#/517-37GBI)and winning number 38-51-23-74-02-757. To claim your
winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for
Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor
is:



CLAIMS OFFICER

Name : Mr.Reuben Anderson.

Contact email address: microsoftinter6@netscape.net



AND PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO
CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:



PERSONAL DETAILS:



FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME



ADDRESS




BIRTH DATE



TEL: MOBILE (IF ANY)



FAX:



OCCUPATION



NATIONALITY




STATUS OF CLAIM: BANK TRANSFER, COURIER SERVICE, PERSONAL CLAIM.

SEX: MALE........................................
FEMALE............................

MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE....................... MARRIED....................
SEPARATED................................
DIVORCED........................... WIDOW.........................

NEXT OF KIN

NAME



ADDRESS






EMAIL: …………………………………………………………………………………

WINNING INFORMATION

REFERENCE No:..............................................................
..................

BATCH No:..................................................................
.........................

TICKET No:.................................................................
.........................

SERIAL No:.................................................................
......................... DATE OF
DRAW:.......................................................................
.........

DRAW LUCKY NUMBER:.........................................................
.............



The paying bank will contact you after we have submitted all relevant
documentations regarding your winning and certification of our processment.
This form should be submitted with a copy of your valid I’d.



FOR OFFICE USE ONLY.

Checked by _________________Confirmed by _____________________Agent’s

Signature/remark________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

LEGAL DEPARTMENT: LEGAL DEPARTMENT: LEGAL DEPARTMENT: LEGAL DEPARTMENT.



Do email the above email addresses, all at once. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims
officer.



Sincerely,

Secretary

Mrs. Chonney lee minchi



NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately by email. Or call the promotion director MR.DURHAM DELNADO on
PHONE #:+447031905444 to confirm your winnings.



(CONGRATULATIONS!)(AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:) REPLY TO YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER
MR.REUBEN ANDERSON.

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