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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)
  • "million british pounds" (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 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.
  • ahmedyusuf19685@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ahmedyusuf19686@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Smith Nkono" <smithnkono12@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 11:18:55 +0000
Subject: MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY PROMOTION

 

 

                                            

                                   MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD

 

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.

 

REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937

BATCH NO: 2005SEPTL#22

WINNER NO: 5/6/MSWLL.

 

ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM

 

DEAR WINNER,

 

MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORLD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS .

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,100,000.00 (One million, One Hundred Thousand BRITISH POUNDS) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize Of 33,000,000.00 Million British Pounds, shared amongst the first SIX HUNDRED lucky winners in this category worldwide.

 

YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO  MSWLL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF 1,100,000.00 (One million, One Hundred Thousand BRITISH
POUNDS) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF 33,000,000.00 Million British Pounds,, SHARED AMONG THE first SIX HUNDRED lucky winners
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY.

 

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO EMAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE. 

 

YOUR FUND (CERTIFIED CHEQUE) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 AND WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY. 

 

    You are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you for being one of our Lucky Winners of this Lottery prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements. (Please be warned).

 

Please be informed that the entire winning prize must be claimed on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications.  Thanks for being part of this International Lottery Promotional Programme and for your participation in this Lottery Programme. "Age Restriction of under 18 yrs applied".

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation. Approved, Dispatched and Signed:

 

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA.

 

              DELIVERY AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

NAME OF COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES
OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London,WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom.

 

CONTACT PERSON: DR.AHMED YUSUF

TEL:0044 703 190 9906

Email:ahmedyusuf19685@yahoo.co.uk

Email:ahmedyusuf19686@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.

SINCERELY,

         

For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below .    

 

VERIFICATION FORM:

 

1.) FULL NAME: 
2.) AGE: 

3.) SEX:  
4.) ADDRESS:   
5.) STATE/PROVINCE: 
6.) COUNTRY: 
7.) PHONE: 

8.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: 
19.) COMPANY: 
10.) EMAIL ADDRESS: 

11.) TICKET NUMBER:

12.) SERIAL NUMBER:

                                

                                 

Mrs. Basheera Abubakar             Mrs. Caro Smith

(Co-coordinator).                                    (Secretary)

 

                                  LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;

 

MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK,             MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,

MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA,           MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA.

 

 

Past winners.

 

 

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