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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:
  • "microsoft lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +447011137826 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrea Baker" <regional_coordinator_18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimsagent@claimsdept.net
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:40:05 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Microsoft international inc.
Microsoft e-mail lottery promotion/prize award
DEPT. regional headquarter (d.p.u)
Reference number: EMSLI/VPK/5213/1190.
Batch number: 1047/92710/CP/ABM.

WINNING NOTIFICATION
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the microsoft international e-mail lottery
program held on the 1, April 2007. And results just recently released.
Your E-mail address attached to TICKET NUMBER:
4208-2113-59-70.with SERIAL NUMBER VB-246819. Drew LUCKY STAR NUMBER:
905-81301-044. which consequently won in the 2ND category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,000.000.00 (ONE MILLION
POUNDS STERLING ONLY) already insured in your favour. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due
to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual e-mail addresses and names from
all over the world.

NO TICKETS WERE SOLD DIRECTLY TO YOUR PERSON, BUT, RATHER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
WAS LUCKILY SELECTED TO HAVE WON THE PRIZE(£1,000.000.00)

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by the World Lottery Association
together with microsoft international and few European Economic States,
under very strict governmental supervision and regulations, in order to
enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and
Microsoft-wares around the globe. To file in and collect your claims
(£1,000.000.00) for this prize
winning award, you are to quickly contact our nominated
fiducially/accredited agent, who is to help you and personally act and be
represented as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT:

Dr.Charles Allan.
TEL: +44-701-113-7826
+44-701-113-7827
Fax +44-707-500-4861
Email: claimsagent@claimsdept.net

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than one month, after this
date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence to your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change
of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once
more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.


Sincerely yours
Andrea Baker (Mrs).
Regional President/microsoft Lottery Coordinator.
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CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only
for the addressee of the email address holder who is to immediately report
directly and only to the claims agent. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is
strictly prohibited. Disclosure of this e-mail to anyone
other than the intended addressee does not constitute waiver of privilege.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify us
immediately and delete this. Thank you for yourcooperation.

_________________________________________________________________
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http://msnuk.match.com/


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