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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: Stephen Moore <stephen.moore.06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fiduciary_microsoft_agent@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:03:00 -0600
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON YOU THE MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT PROMO



Microsoft Award Team20 Craven Park, HarlesdenLondon NW10,United Kingdom. REF NO: MSW-L/200-334841BATCH: 2007MJL-01

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the MICROSOFT WORD E-MAIL MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on 22ND MAY 2007. Your company or your personal e-mail address is attached to winning number 22-05MAY-2007-02 MSW, with serial number S/N-00179 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of GBP 1,000,000.00POUNDS credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-334841 This is from total prize money of GBP 7,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the SEVEN (7) international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent MS WORD users all over the world, and for the continue use of E-mail.

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate bank here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-334841 and your E-mail address, Please note that, you are to contact your fiduciary agent via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail,You have the right to call the fiduciary agent, as they will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your prize. You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to you. We hope with your prize,you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and the use of MS WORD. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your assigned claims officer contact email is:

Mr.Cole BannyMicrosoft Promotion Award TeamHead Winning Claims DeptE-mail Address: fiduciary_microsoft_agent@yahoo.co.uk

He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must be claimed as soon as possible. All funds not claimed will be penalized accordingly. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, pleaseremember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.

Sincerely,Mrs. Stephen MooreFor MS WORD LOTTO UK.

Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualifiedNOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officerimmediately.
SPONSORS:CHIEF SPONSOR;MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK

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