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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +27839859444 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • agenthalana@aim.com
  • ahalanaesq@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Online Coordinator" <eurolttry22@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:22:41 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/WINNING NOTIFICATION/CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT

 

                                 

                        FROM THE DESK OF PROMOTIONAL CO-ORDINATOR                                          ==========================================

From: Mrs. Lynda Williams

Microsoft-World-E-Sweepstake Internet Promotion Award

Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton

Liverpool Shire Liverpool LP4 1SQ Essex

United Kingdom Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/06

Batch: 12/25/DC34

 

WINNER NO: 5,                   

CONGRATULATIONS-YOU'RE A GUARANTEED WINNER OF US$820.000.OO    ==========================================================

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1050) of the Microsoft World Internet Sweepstake Promotional Lottery International held on the 19th of August 2006 in Essex - United Kingdom. Your e-mail address has been attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188 with Serial number 97560 drew the winning number:

Draw date:19/08/2006                                                 BONUS

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars-ONLY) credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.  Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in our coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars-ONLY) would be released to you by one of our corresponding paying Bank in South Africa.

 

Our zonal agent in South Africa will immediately commence process to facilitate the release of your prize as soon as you contact him/her. All participants e-mail addresses were selected "randomly" from World Wide Web site (Microsoft Powered) through computer E-computer ballot system and extracted from over 120,000,000,00 Companies, Governement Agencies, Charity Homes, Co-operate bodies and Individuals email addresses.

This promotion takes place annually and for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by the unscrupulous persons.

Be informed that  this  promotion aimed at internet globalization before the year 2010, thereby empowering internet literacy against monopoly .

To file for your claim, contact your allocated Fiduciary agent in South Africa for Validation immediately you read this message via below:-

*******************************************************************
Barrister. Andrew Halana
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department, OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel Phone:+27839859444

E-mail: agenthalana@aim.com

E-mail2: ahalanaesq@fastermail.com

********************************************************************
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, endeavour to email him your:

 

1. Full names:

2. Age:

3. Sex:

4. Nationality:                    

5. Country of Residence:

6. Winning Numbers:

7. Email address:

8. Telephone and fax numbers

9. Draw No: (#1050) 

 

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

 

Your Sincerely,

Mrs. Lynda  Williams.

United Kingdom Online - Statutory Co-ordinator:

Sir. Steve Ballmer: CEO. Microsoft Sweepstake Corporation

   Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Microsoft World Sweepstake Conglomerate of the  International  Lottery Board Commission. Our special thanks and gratitude to BILL GATES of Microsoft and all his associates for alleviating poverty round the world.

 

                               

                                                                       

Mrs. Lynda Williams            Dr. Peter W. Alexandra           Sir. Steve Ballmer

(UK Statutory Online

 (Co-ordinator Sec.)           (Zonal Co-ordinator RSA)          (CEO  MS Corp.)

                                 

                                                                                                              

                             ©  Copyright 2006 Microsoft World Lottery Inc.
                             All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.

  100860 8556 2548 9576ZA

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