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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: Micro Lotto <microlotto@web.de>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:32:37 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON!!


(One of the logos of Microsoft Windows, the Company's best-known product.) MOTTO: FINALLY THE CROWN IS YOURS FROM THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,AND AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER, UNITED KINGDOM.MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM. 61-70 Southamptom Row, Bloomsbury London, United Kingdom WC1B 4AR. REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937BATCH NO: 998777JAN#2WINNER NO: 5 ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION. *DEAR WINNER,*** MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF THE ROYAL CROWN- LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN EUROPE BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 19th January,2007. YOUR PERSONAL/COMPANY E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO ROYAL CROWN LOTTO, WITH SERIAL NUMBER: S/N-00168, BATCH NUMBER: 998777JAN#2 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 02-16-17-29-44-47, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE THIRD CATEGORY. YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF ¤620.555.00(EUROS) $802,665.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND,SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND USD) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE WITH REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937.THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $9,631,98.00 USD, SHARED AMONG (12) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN THIRD CATEGOERY. THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM IS A CONJOINED EFFORT OF MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL AND THE UNITED NATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ROYAL CROWN LOTTERY BOARD.** *ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLD WIDE WEBSITES THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 36,040 NAMES,AND 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT(CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MICROSOFT WORD USERS ALL OVER THE WOLRD AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.*** *YO**UR FUND (CERTIFIED CHEQUE/TRANSFER) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 AND WILL BE READY FOR PAYOUT AFTER DATAS CLEARIFICATION/VERIFICATIONS. IT WILL BE PROCESSED BY ONE OF OUR ACCREDITED CLAIM AGENT IN EUROPE, THAT IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR ZONE** **(SR. DON PEPE BLASCO)**.** *** *YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL,PHONE OR FAX. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL AND CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT, AS THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.*** *AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE **MSW/FEB/XX06** TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT DOUDLE CLAIMS BY NON-PARTICIPANTS OR FALSE BENEFICIARIES .*** ***PRIZE CLAIM AGENT.*SANTALUCI SEGUROS MADRID ESPAÑA S.A
E-MAIL: sanseguros@aim.comTEL/FAX: + 34-657 067 207EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /CLAIMS AGENT,SR. DON PEPE BLASCO. *REMEMBER, **ALL FUNDS MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATTER THAN 4WEEKS ON RECEIVED OF THIS NOTIFICATION,AFTER THIS DATE ALL UNCLAIMED AWARD PRIZES WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MINISTRY OF HACIENDA AS PART OF DONATIONS TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.*** NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS WITH YOUR SECURITY CODE OF MSW/FEB/XX06 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES AND YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION TO YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. BE INFORMED THAT THE APPOINTED AGENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SWEAR AN AFFIDAVITS OF LOTTO CLAIM AND ALSO OBTAIN APPROVAL LEGAL CLEARANCE AFTER YOUR DATAS VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL IN SPAIN,WHICH IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION FINANCIAL ACT 2004 ON PAYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY WINNERS. ** *FOR SECURITY REASONS YOU ARE ADVICED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL YOUR AWARD PRICE IS PROCESSED AND REMITED TO YOU. THE ORIGINAL COPY OF YOUR AWARD TICKET REMAINS WITH YOUR AGENT FOR PAYMENT PROCESING.THE PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM WILL BE SEND TO YOU TO FILL UP AND RETURN WITH A COPY OF I.D FOR PAYMENT PROCESSING.*** *CONGRATULATIONS!!, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT COOPERATION AND ROYAL LOTTERY BOARD TO ALL OUR **LUCKY** WINNERS THIS YEAR. *** *THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. *** *SINCERELY,**** ((Photograph) src="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0916/csmimg/p1c.jpg)** ** (Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga (1918-65))** **Mrs. **Basheera** Abubakar Mrs. Caro Smith **(Co-coordinator). (Secretary)**** * *Past winners.*** */ /*



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