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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: maurrine7@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:17:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: UNCLAIMED LOTTERY PRIZE FROM BMW GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD 2006!!


RE: UNCLAIMED LOTTERY PRIZE FROM BMW GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD 2006!!


ROTARESA WEG 100-104
AMSTERDAM .
THE NETHERLANDS
WINNER NO 4


REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L BATCH: 4583JL/WIN

We the BMW/STAATSLOTERIJ/ MSN MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE wish to inform you that your Lottery winning of US$1.000.000 which you won in BMW GOLDEN JUBILEE 2006 has been returned to us by our Lotto claims agent as unclaimed prize after
their initial letter to your email address for your award claim but was not successful.



BMW/STAATSLOTERIJ/MSN/MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD PROGRAMM CONDUCTED IN NETHERLAND ON THE 24th OF DECEMBER 2006.

Your E-mail address is attached to WINNER NO4, with serial number:7741137002 and drew the lucky numbers : 23-76-06-54-42-100, Batch No: 4583JL/WIN which consequently won in the 3rd lottery category. You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay of US$1.000.000.00 ( One Million Dollars) in cash, Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
This is from the total prize money of 8, 800,000.00 Dollars which is to be shared among the lucky international winners in categories C.
All participants in this program were selected randomly through our MSN/MICROSOFT Computer Ballot System, drawn from 85.000.000 internet users from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated MSN/MICROSOFT Computer Ballot System, which has been programed for this random selection.

This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program was promoted and sponsored by BMW NNETHERLAND/STAATSLOTERIJ /MSN/MICROSOFT Companies ,with the support of European corporate companies and organizations to mark BMW50th year Golden Jubilee in Netherland and to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide .

No Ticket were sold for these Lottery award.


Your award funds have been return back to our treasury and we write to officially give you the last chance to claim your award.
So we write to officially give you the last chance to claim your award.

we advise you to contact Dr Edger Moore of the Claim Department immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification processing and payment of the above prize to you.


You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have received your cash prize . This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming /hacking people of their ref number and prizes.

You are advised to contact our Prize Processing Officer by means of email or phone to the below contact info within the hour of reading this winning notification.

*****************************************************************************************

Mr. Edger Moore
Office Of The Prize Payment Authority
Prize Processing Officer
MSN-Award Lottery Promotion.
Email: claimdepartment@aol.nl Email:claimofficer@zensearch.comEmail: Tel:+31-616-971-499 Fax: +31-847-149- 577

*****************************************************************************************




When you contact him for payment(EDGER MOORE) furninsh him with the following details for the issue of your WINNING CERTIFICATE:

(1)Full Name(2) Country (3)Date Of Birth(4) Occupation (5) Home/Moblie Phone (5) Your International passport or driving licence identity to aviod impersonation.

Note that all prize money must be claimed not later than 22nd June 2007 .
All funds not Claimed on or before the 22nd June 2007 will be returned as Unclaimed Prize and donated to The Charity and please be aware that our Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,Verifications and validation provided by our prize processing officer.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with our payment officer.

Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staffs of MSN/MICROSOFT COMPANY to all our lucky winners of the year 2006.


Robert Montaomery
Chairman of board of directors


Dr.Tom Mohr
President


Dr.Mrs Maurrine Diane
Lottery Co-ordinator


Mrs.Susan Maris
Financial Secretary


Dr.Edger Moore
Prize Processing Officer

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