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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "microsoftwebonlinelottery onlinemicrosoftlottery" <patrick_cccccccc_31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: microsoftpaymentreleasedept1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:03:44 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS EMERGED AS A WINNER IN THIS LOTTERY PROMO

MicrosoftMSN 
 
                                         
 
MICROSOFT AWARD LOTTERY,
14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034
 
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
MICROSOFT WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF:
(Registration Z720633X).
 

        
 
        
 
Dear,Sir/Madam,
SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!:
 
This is to inform you that your email address has won the microsoft lottery which
 was held on 29thth of September 2006,your email with serial number 5388/02 
, ticket number564 75600545 188 , lucky number 80 056 849 18  and bonus number
 17 hit the jackpot
 

  
 In cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/SHYN.This is from a total cash prize of
£500,000.00{Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain pounds Sterlings}
shared among the {10} lucky winners in this category i.e January
5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
 Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British
booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £500,000.00
{Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain pounds Sterlings}
would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service in London.
Our  agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed 
and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned.
For the immediate release of your funds you are to  contact the  fiduciary agent;
 

***************************************************************

Name:Mr Gary Norman
PHONE:+447011146773
E-mail:microsoftpaymentreleasedept1@yahoo.co.uk
 
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,
             LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

***************************************************************
 you are given two options,you are to choose one of them in which we are going to used in sending your winning funds to you,
(1)TELEGRAPHIC/ELECTRONIC SWIFT CODE TRANSFER: 
(2)DEPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICE:
 
     sincerely
 
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Teresa Cole
Lottery Coordinator.
 
 
The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with  approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commission.
                         
                   Material Copyright © 2006 The Lottery Co. Ltd. •
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATE  
 
 
                      
 
 
YOU ARE TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO CLAIM AGENT FOR YOUR WINNING PROCESSING.
(1)FULL NAME AND HOUSE ADDRESS:
(2)NATIONALITY:
(3)STATE/PROVINCE:
(4)OCCUPATION:
(5)INCOME:
(6)MARITAL STATUS;
(7)AGE:
(8)CELL PHONE:


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