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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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 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.
  • frankmiddleeast01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "microsftlotto@terra.es" <microsftlotto@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:17:15 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER




MICROSOFT CORPORATION INTERNET LOTTERY 2006
5TH FLOOR, MICROSOFT HOUSE
25 FARRINGDON STREET
EC4A4AB NEW YORK
USA.


&n bsp;

your ref.................. our ref....................
12th september 2006

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS





Microsoft incorpororation 2006 lottery
M.I.L.S.Inc
Customer Service, 580 N.Tenth Street ,
Sacramento, CA 85914,
Telephone : 008821621363330.
An Affiliate of Microsoft Charity International.
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque,
I.P.P Award Department,
C A ,USA..

Dear Sir / Madam,
We happily announce to you the draw of 2006 Microsft nternet Lottery 2006 Program held on the 28nd of august, 2006, in Texas usa.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 481/6601/1T/Z00 with serial number: 222661 and draw lucky number: 2160/0Q which subsequently won you lottery in the 2nd category of alphabetic file number: QQYC-GG.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,200,000.00 ( (one million Two hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in Cash.

All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system, drawn from 85.000.000 individual email addresses from all search engines for the middle east region.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated computer ballot system, which has been programed for this random selection. This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personale, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc.With the support of European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our MIDDLE EAST representative's booklet in SAUDI ARABIA as indicated in your file number: QQYC-GG. In view of this, your US$1,200,000.00 CASH would be released to you by Our Middle eastFiduciary Agent, Our Middle East Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your CASH as soon as you contact Barrister Frank williams office in Jeddah saudi arabia .

Please contact Barrister Frank williams in Jeddah saudi arabia for your claim with the following details below to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winning.
1 Name. 2 Home address. 3 Telephone number. 4 Age and occupation. 5 Ticket number. 6 Serial number. 7 File number. 8 Draw number.
BARRISTER FRANK WILLIAMS.esq.
.I.L.S. Inc. MIDDLE EAST FIDUCIARY AGENT
E-mail: frankmiddleeast01@yahoo.com
Tel+966563143664





Mrs. Sophia Halen. Mrs. Caro Smith
(Co-coordinator). (Secretary)



LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;

MICROSOFT INCORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT INCORPORATION AFRICA ,
MICROSOFT INCORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT INCORPORATION ASIA.


Past winners.






Regards
Management





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