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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.

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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447045712039 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024063745 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • courier_globe@hotmail.com
  • info_globalcourier@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Ashley Richard <claimsoffice_microsoftagent@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 08:58:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION:Luiginw Hertz PROCEEDURE TO CLAIM PRIZE


THE MICROSOFT LOTTERY BOARD CLAIMS AND RELEASE DEPARTMENT.GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM NATIONAL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
+447045712039

Date: 23/05/2007

ATTENTION:Luiginw Hertz

CONGRATULATIONS!

RE: PENDING CLAIMS PROCESS COMPLETED

In regards to your pending claim processing, be informed that you are among the eight lucky winners out of the whole participants in this lottery program that won this lottery prize.Note that your prize-winning certificate had been endorsed by The British Gaming Board. We here by disclose to you that this the email address of the courier firm in custody of your winnings so do email them right away with your full winning details and full contact details to enable them commence verification and validation of your winnings.
Below are the Informations you have to send to the courier firm and also our office and their full contact details is found below.




NAME: GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER & CARGO AGENCY LTD
ADDRESS: Link House, Link Place, BRIGHTON, Sussex, BN1 7DX, ENGLAND
Mr.JIM CLARK (Customer Service)
email:courier_globe@hotmail.com
Tel:+44-7024063745
Fax:+44-7024063908



info_globalcourier@myway.com


courier_globe@hotmail.com

Contact person is Mr Jim Clark.


For further correspondence and with due certification, please update this office with your current status for subsequent development in regards to this pending claim exercise.


PLEASE NOTE: NON-RESIDENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE TO BORNE EXPENSES FOR THEIR COURIER DELIVERY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEM OR QUESTION DO NOT HESITATE TO EMAIL US OR GIVE US A CA:: ON OUR TEL NUMBER>




Congratulation once again,

Barrister Ashley Richard
Foreign Services Manager,
Claims Release Department,
Microsoft Award Team National Lottery,
OCEANIC B.T COMPANY,
UNITED KINGDOM
MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
COPYRIGHT © 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED



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