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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.

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:

• 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:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024079402 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704906717 (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.
  • frontier_forwardingservices1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS QUEENDALINE ALLEN <mrs_queen_claimsagentlottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:06:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR WINNINGS.


CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR WINNINGS.




Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
(Customer Services)
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
ATTENTION Sir/Madam

CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the Microsoft Award online Sweepstakes International program.

I am happy to inform you that your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque have been fowarded to the courier company.

You are hereby adviced to contact the courier company via the email address below.


Find below the details of the courier company.

Frontier_Forwardingservices1
ADDRESS: Victoria House 144-146 Beddington
Lane Croydon CR0 4TD Belgium
NAME: MR. DAMIEN DUFF (Dispatch officer)
EMAIL:frontier_forwardingservices1@yahoo.co.uk
TEL+447024079402

:+44-870-490-6717

You are hereby advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address and request for their courier cost to send your winnings to you.

When contacting them,you are to include this Ref number and your Winning amount as your subject.

Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.

Ref: BTD/968/05


Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers,direct phone number and your Winning amount in your category so that they can honour your letter.

Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.








Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the
best of luck as you spend your good fortune.Thank you for being part of our commemorative yearly Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft Promotion Team
NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before seven (10) working days from date
of notification will indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
his/her winnings.


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

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.





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