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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: Yahoo/Msn Windows Dept <zonal_verification_claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:42:58 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT OUR AUTHORISED COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERY



YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS LOTTERY

Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom .

Batch number: YM09102XN
Reff number: YM35447XN
Winning number: YM09788

ATTENTION:Ludkhannah Schulze,

We have received your duely filled verification and fund release form and we wish to congratulate you once again on this note,for being part of the 5 winners selected on this month of JULY.The Microsoft Windows Live felicitate with you and your family.This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft Windows.

Note that the lottery offer is not a scam and it's a big embarrassment to the Yahoo/Msn microsoft Lottery Organisation,because due to the scam lottery on Internet and you don't believed that you are our lucky winner of the year 2007 and which the 500,000 pounds was awarded to you through your email.

Hence we do believe with your winning prize ,you will continue to be active and patronage to the Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows.I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully pass the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report Test conducted for all on line winners.

A winning cheque has been issued in your name by the Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation board and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent along side your winnings cheque.

You are therefore expected to contact our affiliated delivery company(GLOBEX COURIER WORLDWIDE)department in which your winnings cheque has been sent to for delivery to your residence.

Do contact the GLOBEX COURIER WORLDWIDE with the contact information below for further instructions on how to send the consignment to your location and the amount to be charged for the delivery.

Please you should also send a copy of your winning verification form containing your winning details down to the courier company for reference and verification purpose.

DELIVERY DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION

(GLOBEX COURIER WORLDWIDE)
Mr. Curtis Hills

Email:info@globex-courierworldwide.firm.org.uk
Tel:+44 701 113 2468

The Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows lottery has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing close friends relatives and third parties about their winning and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of this, this friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners. The Microsoft lottery has reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Lottery Board will result to the cancelling of that particular winning, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real winner, as it is taken that the real winner was the informer to the double claimer about the lottery. So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.

This office will not be responsible for any outstanding fees. Services rendered by GLOBEX COURIER WORLDWIDE are to be paid by you and not the lottery board,for the fact that the lottery organisers didn't make any provision for any upcoming expenses,regarding delivery of parcel or any such.

Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from , this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value .This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

Its is Expected that you add your parcel with IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{CPEL/OWN/2445} as the subject of any correspondence with the courier company to ensure they respond in a timely manner.

I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in contact with them.If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.Do have a nice day.

Best Regards,
Mr.Rechard Mark

Tel: +44 70457 27086
(Events Manager)
Payment and Release Order Dept.

















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