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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.
  • +447031844783 (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.
  • confirmation.peterson@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "edward blunt" <martinandmeyer09@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:13:08 -0600
Subject: Notification

MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL PROMOTION
BANK OF ENGLAND/MICROSOFT HOUSE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Director:

REF NO: M154S/WL04.
MICRO CHIP NO: 9465021

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION. MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION
UNITED KINGDOM

Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
EMAIL PROMOTION WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 25th October 2006. Your
company or your personal e-mail address, won in the second Email
Promotion
category 002.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of £1,500,000.00
ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS equivalent to Two Million,
Four hundred and Sixty-four thousand US Dollars. ($2,464,000 USD) in
cash
credited to file REF NO: M154S/WL04. And MICRO CHIP NO: 9465021, you
are the second lucky winner of the total winners of 10. You all won
£1.5,
million Pounds each.

All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft Computer
Ballot System (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part of
International
"E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use of emails all over the
World, and to promote the use of Microsoft Office. Your funds
(certified Cashiers cheque) have been insured with your REF NO:
M154S/WL04.
To
claim your winning prize (£1.5, million pounds), you must first,
contact
the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your
prize money to you. The claims processor is:
YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER CONTACT:
Contact person: Mike Peterson
Tel:+44-703-1844-783

Email:
confirmation.peterson@yahoo.fr
Do email the above email address 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:...............Phone
2:...................Fax:....................
7. State of
Origin:......................Country:..........................
8. Chips
Number:...........................................................
9. DELIVERY
OPTION:........................................................


(A) BANK ACTIVATION OPTION: Requires you activating an account with our
Paying Bank where your funds will be deposited and then transferred to
you.

(B) COURIER OPTION: Where our courier firm will deliver your parcel to
you at your requested destination after taking care of all necessities.

Yours faithfully,
Edward Blunt
The Secretary

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor
immediately by email. If you have any difficulty, call the PROMOTIONAL
DIRECTOR:. This promo is all about emails, be aware.

_________________________________________________________________
Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from
Microsoft Office Live
http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/

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