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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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 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.
  • kensilverlottoon@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KEN SILVER" <kensilver@blueworld.co.za>
Reply-To: kensilverlottoon@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:17:05 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

Dear Sir/Madam,
                           
WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL with Proffessional support of Silver Lotto has set out and
successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the new of year anniversary and we have rolled out over $25,000,000.00(Twenty-five Million American Dollars) for the end of year Anniversary Draws.

Participants for this 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, if you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail data test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) which will be issued in form of a cheque on receipt of your data which must includes your full names as should appear on the cheque as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom .

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your US$100,00.00 (One Hundred Thousand , United States Dollars) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.

NOTE: Non U.K/USA Citizen are required to pay for their transfer fee cost before their cheque is being transfered.If you are a citizen of the two specified countries you are not required to pay for your transfer fees.

                                  MODE OF PAYMENT

(1) Bank to bank wire transfer: This is preferred by most of the past winners, In this option
your winning prize $100,000.00 U.S Dollars (One hundred thousand United States Dollars) will be wired to your local bank account which you shall be required to provide details information on your account information.

Bank to bank wiring transfer condition: The cost of COT (commission of transfer) being charged by our transferring bank, which is £1,010.00 (One Thousand  and Ten Pounds Sterling) will be paid by you .This payment is to cover transfer charges, Taxation, whole sum Insurance cover and other vital documents. Your funds will be tranfered within 2hrs and confirm by your Bank.

Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you.

(2) Courier option: Where we can arrange to send the draft to your postal address after your
claims have been duly processed and amount paid. A draft for the amount you have won will be
issued by Foundation. Once received, the draft can be paid into your personal account and it
takes five working days to clear through the international banking system. In this option you
will be fully responsible for the cost of postage,insurance and Non Residential Taxes fees.

                THE DHL DELIVERY OPTIONS AND THEIR ATTENDANT COSTS ARE LISTED BELOW

Category A: Swift Delivery == Within 12 hours == £482.65
Category B: Economy Delivery == Within 24 hours == £380.02

You are advised to KEN SILVER OF SILVER LOTTO who is our winning partner with the following
details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications with your

Name (in Full)as will appear on the cheque :
Country:
Address:
Direct Telephone No.:  
Age:
Sex:
Ticket Number:
Serial Number:
Prefered Mode Of Payment (specify option with the Transfer cost)

Ken Silver
Your winning partner,
Author & Founder: "Silver Lotto System" since 1991.
Email: kensilverlottoon@yahoo.co.uk
      agentmicrosoftao@aol.co.uk
TEL:   07014217991
      07011148071
FOR PAST WINNERS TESTIMONIES PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
Website address: www.silverlotto.com


Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.
Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish you the best of luck

as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for being part of our commemorative new year
Anniversary Draws. Happy New year celebration.

Sincerely,
MRS AGATHA OSBERT
Head Cordinator.
Microsoft Promotion Team

PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before (5) working days from date of notification will indicate

that the winner has voluntarily forfeited his/her winnings.Such cheque will be used again in the

next anniversary.

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