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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024051989 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFTWORD CO-OPERATION LOTTERY PROGRAMME" <ukresult3@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: claims.agent07@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:39:04 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION :YOU HAVE WON X30 0,000.00 GBP STERLING !!!

 

                    

              MOTTO: TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF COMPUTER

 

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER NATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY

 

British Lottery Programe Lottery Headquarters,

 

War Wall London
Phone Number:+447024051989
Ref #:   UK/9420X2/68
Batch #: 074/05/ZY369

 

 

Dear Winner,

                                AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Microsoft British Lottery International programs held on the 4th of April,2007 in London. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:56475600545-188 with Serial Number:5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Bristish Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of £15 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category. This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever in the British Lottery .The estimated £3 Million jackpot would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history, That will be drawn on 20th of December, 2007. The Fifth biggest was the £2 Million jackpot that went to two winners in December 2006 draw of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your (£300,000.00) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Africa. Our agent will immediately commence the facilitation of release of funds to you as soon as you establish contact with him.All participants were selected randomly from worldwide web sites through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000,000 companies. This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities, Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc. With the support of European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.This promotion takes place Annually.

 

For security reasons, you are advised to forward your details to our claims agent and keep all Winning details/information to utmost confidentiality. This is part of precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be warned.To file for your claims,Contact and forward this details to our agent as below:

 

1. Full Name:

2. Full Contact Address:

3. Occupation:

4. Marital Status:

5. Age:

6. Sex:

7. Country/Nationality:

8. Telephone Nos.:

9. Batch# and Ref# :

10.Amount Won:

 

CONTACT LOTTERY AGENT FOR CLAIMS:

 

AGENT: Jim Llyod Walton
EMAIL: claims.agent07@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

 

Yours Sincerely,

  

          Mr.Wally Autem & Ms.Jane Billy.

       (Lottery Zonal Co-ordinator & secretary)

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