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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: "Fredrick Doctor" <london_uk3_2006@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:35:14 +0100
Subject: congratulation

 

One of the logos of Microsoft Windows,  the Company's best-known product.
 
                                      
                        MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD
 
FROM THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS
MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY USA
 
Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

 
WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
Congratulations,
 
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 28th FEBRUARY, 2007 from the Microsoft International Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different sites.Your email address was attached to ticket number; 17212, serial number 7741137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers of
  Ball number 11Ball number 13Ball number 26Ball     number   34Ball   number 44Ball number   48  and bonus numberBonus Ball number 2 , which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
 
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$700,000 (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file Ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
 
 
 




 
 
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by the Microsoft Co-operation World wide as part of their social responsibility for the eradication of poverty and to promote the use of internet world wide.
 
Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our England representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$700,000 will be released to you from our regional branch office in London. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw. Your Winning fund of USD$700.000 (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) has been insured with the Paying Bank with REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and will be ready to be released or delivered to you when you are through with the official process involved.
 
It will be delivered to you by our Claim Officer/Paymaster Staff in charge of London zone (MUHAMMED HASSAN). Your E-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your claims officer, you are to contact your claims officer via email and phone call as we are promoting the use of E-mail. Also you have the right to call him to confirm your winning Details. Please note that we have instructed that you will receive your prize money in full, therefore you should make sure that you settle all the tax requirments of the British Government as may deem neccesary for smooth and efficient release/transfer of your prize money to you.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our Claims Officer/Pay master, 
Barrister Muhammed Hassan.
Email:jackline_d2@yahoo.com
Tel:+44 703 189 1740  to file for your claim .
 
You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:
 
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. SEX..........................................
6. OCCUPATION:..................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:..............................
8. PHONE.......................................
9. FAX:........................................
10.WINNING REFERENCES:
A, WINNING NUMBERS.......................................................
B, SERIAL NUMBERS..............................................................
C, TICKECT NUMBERS............................................................
D, CREDIT FILE NUMBERS....................................................
E, TOTAL AMOUNT WINNED...................................................... 
 
Please make sure that you quote your reference, batch and winning numbers which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For
security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
 
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed within 30 days from the date of this notification. Unclaimed funds will be returned to the national treasury for our next draw.
 
Congratulations once again on your winning!!!
 
Best Regards.
 
CRAIG MUNDIE
 (CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER)
 
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of Microsoft Cooperation to all our  lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gate of Microsoft and all his Associates for alliviating poverty round the World.
 
(Photograph)                              Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga (1918-65)
                                 
Mrs. Basheera Abubakar             Mrs Caro Smith)
(Pub. Secretary).                                ( Secretary )
 
                            
 
LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;
 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK,             MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA,           MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA.
 
Past winners round the world with full of excitment.
 
 
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Finance Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)
 
 
One of the logos of Microsoft Windows, the Company's best-known product.
 


 


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