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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: "INTERNET EXPLORATION LOTTERY BV." <ecoworldinter1@yahoo.de>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:13:22 -1100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION CLAIM

INTERNET EXPLORATION LOTTERY BV.
66B HEMENSTRAAT NOORD,
1085KB AMSTERDAM ZUIDWEST,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
S.F.C.N: ALC1679087678/2006/TH
VCF:578999008777AAF,
TEL/Fax; 0031-610-698-903

ATTN: CEO
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Internet compensation
promotion programs held on the
2nd of March, 2007 and its aimed at compensating frequent internet
explorers in all over the world.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number; CA235676778 with Serial
Number AU256778899SH2006,
Batch Number VCF:578999008777AAF, Lottery Reference Number 2356677798MKÑ
and drew from
lucky numbers 6860-9908-1096-8709-56878 which consequently won in the 2ND
category, you are
therefore been approved for alump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 (ONE
MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) only by the Microsoft Internet Sweepstakes Company, payable in
cash credited o Security File
Numbers: ALC1679087678/2006/TH at the Netherlands Payment Authority.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep
your winning informations
confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to
you in cash or into your
provided bank account. This is part of our security protocols to avoid
unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants. MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORATION COMPANY is a global
leader in
international software producers and one of the largest processor of
software in the world since 1980.
We have help people and Businesses by providing affordable, reliable and
convenient payment services
and software in the world today and we have invested US$3.5b into software,
hardware, a simple to use
interface and it is a great opportunity to anyone looking to increase sales
through email marketing
so you can realize your dream of financial independence.

Note that all winners were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn
>from over 2600,000
companies and 350,000,000 personal email addresses from all over the world
online of which four where
selected at random as winners in different category.

This promotion program takes place every decade . This compensational
program was promoted and
sponsored by William Henry Gates III and His Giant cofounder of the
Microsoft Corporation,
holds 30.7 percent of its stock making him one of the richest people in
the United States and the world
today. He was the marketing and sales strategist behind many of Microsoft's
software deals.
Their software became the industry standard in the early 1980s and has just
increased in distribution as
the company has grown, Largest software producer in the world (Microsoft)
and Mr. Paul Gardner
Allen a giant holder in souces inetrnet exploration. We hope that you will
have the chance of receiving
compensation next decade as you keep on browsing the net to boost the sales
of software materials in
all over the world.

To obtain your claim, please contact the processing department;

MRS. LIZZY EDMOND,
FOR DR.LUKE DAVIES (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS).
ECOWORLD WIDE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY BV.
(MICROSOFT ACCREDITED LOTTERY CLAIM AGENCY IN THE NETHERLANDS).
TEL: +31-610-698-963.
Email: (ecoworldinterr@gawab.com) (ecoworldinterr@aim.com)

Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 20th of March, 2007.
Please note that in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your
S.C.F.N and BATCH
NUMBER in all your correspondence with Ecoworld Wide International Bv.
Furthermore, should there
be any change of your contact address or informations about you, do inform
us as soon as possible to
avoid disqualification of winnings.

Congratulations once again from all the members of our staff and thank you
for being part of our
promotion program and publications. Finally, Any breach of confidentiality
on the part of any winners
will result to disqualification.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS.JOSS BOUMAN.
(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR).
INTERNET EXPLORATION.



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