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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:

• 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:
  • "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.
  • +447024082555 (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.
  • microssoftclaimagent@mail2consultant.com

Fraud email example:

From: "microsofwinners@terra.es" <microsofwinners@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:03:19 +0100 (MET)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON A PRIZE


YOUR EMAIL HAS WON A PRIZE
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E

Dear Lucky winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary we rolled out over 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our new year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £1,900,000.00(One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds)as one of the jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of
£1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 30th of January,2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr. Darrn Keith
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: microssoftclaimagent@mail2consultant.com
Tel+44-702-4082-555.

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays, Also keep your Ref/Batch Number secret to avoid mistransfer of funds and complications: Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our promotional award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.

Once again congratulations !!!
Anita Raynes(Mrs.).
(Group Coordinator)
Microsoft Promotion Team

NB:Any claim not made before seven (30) working days from date of notification indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited his/her winnings.





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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam