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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447024066541 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024066236 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +2348028511911 (Nigeria, 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.
  • microsoft_payment@yahoo.com
  • claims_consultant@consultant.com

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. LORENCE BRUCE" <lorence_bruce@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:58:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR PAYMENT


MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
12 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON
N17 ODH

Tel: +44 702 4066236
+44 702 4092947
+44702 4066541

Fax: +020 8808 6684 .

REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05 `
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD
23rd December,2006

ATTENTION;

Mr Adalwin Beckenzer,


CONGRATULATIONS!!!,
This is to inform you that you have finally been cleared for PAYMENT by the Verification/Clearance department of MICROSOFT (IT) DEVELOPMENT ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL here in UK



Please pardon the delay on our part by not replying as soon as we got your email. It became inevitable, particularly because we were taking our time to ensure that there was no mix-up in names and prizes, whereby forestalling double claiming and wrong payment.

Nevertheless, I happy to inform you that your prize money is ready and has been deposited in our official affiliating bank, ING Bank in Netherlands.

However, you are advised to keep steady contact
with Mr. Nathan Williams, your claims consultant at our
AFRICAN REGIONAL COORDINATING PAYMENT CENTER 2 in Portharcourt City, Nigeria, where precisely your winning numbers fell, for directions since you have now been cleared.

He would be in the position to help you with proper giudelines on how to recieve your deposited funds from ING International Bank NL.

Please find his contact mediums below:

email: microsoft_payment@yahoo.com
claims_consultant@consultant.com

Phone:2348037495822
2348028511951

Fax: +2348028511911

You are to contact him within the next 48 hours in other for him to begin with the commencement of your payment.


Once again, I say CONGRATULATIONS!!! Always inform me on your progress with regards to your payment.

Note:
No amount of money will be lost by you in the process of claiming your prize, If otherwise, kindly notify the board.


Yoursfaithfully,
Dr. Lorence Bruce.
(Fiduciary Agent)
MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL



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