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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +31610698963 (Netherlands, 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.
  • euroamericatrus@aim.com
  • euroamericatrust@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft Organisation." <infomicrosoft1d@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:53:46 -1100
Subject: Call For Prize Confirmation.

MICROSOFT FOUNDATION INTERNET EXPLORATION.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
TEL: +31-610-698-963, FAX: +31-847-301-128.

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Internet compensation
promotion programs held on the
7TH of March, 2007 and it's aimed at compensating frequent internet
explorers in all over the world. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number; JJE231000015478 with serial
numbers JC245GM457825,
batch number UAD/2986542754/ADJ, lottery reference number 4524121100MM and
drew from lucky
numbers 6857-2356-1002-5784-9856 which consequently won in the 2ND
category. you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)
only by the MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, payable in cash credited to
security file numbers;
ADS/57845216/GWK at the Netherlands Payment Bank.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep
your winning information's
confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to
you in cash or into your
provided bank account as the authorized legal beneficiary. This is part of
our security protocols to avoid
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. MICROSOFT
EXPLORATION COMPANY is the
worldwide leader in software services and Internet technologies for
personal and business computing.
This company offers a wide range of products and services designed to
empower people through great
software any time, any place and on any devices. Microsoft Company is a
registered trademark in the
United States and/or other countries. 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$2.5b
into software, hardware and a simple to use interface. 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 890,000,000
companies and personal email addresses from all over the world online of
which three (3) where selected
at random as winners in different category. This promotion program takes
place every decade connected
to the Olympic sports organization. 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 in
general. We hope that you will
have the chance of receiving compensation in the 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
Fiducially Claim Authority:

Mrs. Favour Vandith
For Dr. Pol Stewart (Director of operations).
EURO AMERICA TRUST AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
(Formation, establishment, licensing, clearance and administration of
mutual funds consultants)
TEL: +31-610-698-903
Fax: +31-847-301-110
Email: euroamericatrus@aim.com
euroamericatrust@myway.com

Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 30th of April, 2007.
After this date, all unclaimed
fund will be transfer to the International Debt Payment Reconciliation Unit
in the Literary Fund of the
United Nation. The Literary Fund is used solely for educational purposes of
under-developed countries,
such as school construction, renovation, and teacher retirement funding.
Please note that in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your
Reference numbers in all
your correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
contact address or information's
about you, do inform us immediately 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.

Yours faithfully,
DR.JANE VAN BOER (MRS). (LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR).
MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION COMPANY.
66B HEMENSTRAAT NOORD,
1085KB AMSTERDAM ZUIDWEST,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.

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