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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: CLAIMS OFFICER <claimsofficer277@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:22:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Microsoft Award Promo




Microsoft Award Promo
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E


ATTN:Dear Winner,


This is in receipt of your mail.Your email was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our experimental lottery bonanza from the prestigous MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTION.Thus, making you the winner of the sum of 500,000GBP (Five hundred Great Great British Pounds Sterlings).

This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings of 500,000GBP (Five hundred Great British Pounds Sterlings)

Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners.
To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill the Verification Form below completely and return back to us immediately.

THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.
Claims Requirements:

1.Your Full Name:__________________________
2.Address:_________________________________
3.Phone:_________________________________
4 Fax numbers:_______________________
5.Sex:_____________________________________
6.Nationality:_____________________________
7.Maritual Status:_________________________
8.Age:_____________________________________
9.Next Of Kin:_____________________________
10.Occupation:______________________________
11.Present Country:________________________
12.Amount won:_____________________________
13.Ticket Numbers:_________________________
14.Batch Number:___________________________
15.Serial Number:__________________________
16.Lucky Numbers:__________________________

Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates, we wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for being part of our commemorative this year Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
DR.LUGARD SCHMOLL
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team.


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