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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "microsoft mega jackpot lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • +447045713460 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701344463 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447999756178
• 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.
  • customercare@unitytrustbank.co.uk.tc (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emailtedwillamsoff emailtedwillamsoff <emailtedwillamsoff@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:55:44 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery Award Approved - Contact Paying Bank


MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY
MICROSOFT HOUSE PRESCOT, LONDON E1 8RP.
UNITED KINGDOM.

REF NO: M154S/WL07.
MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9465206

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROMO

Attn:Bathilda Krugzer

I am Barrister, Teddy Williams, the fiduciary agent assigned to help you in the claim process of your won funds. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery with email address: . The winners in the lottery promo were selected randomly through Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies in the World Wide Web. You are required to respond and act promptly to all instructions provided in this mail to ensure a hitch free process with claiming your prize. We are obligated to transfer your prize within 48 hours of all our requirements.

The President, board of trustee, and the entire member of staff of the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery send their warmest congratulatory message to you this day, on the final approval of your won sum in the 1st category of the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery.

Be informed that the Lottery Claims Verification Department has completely verified the information you presented, as directed by the board of directors of the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery, I am pleased to inform you that you are eligible to receive your won prize. Your funds have been insured by the British Insurance Corporation (BIC) to its real value £1,000,000.00 G.B.P. this makes deduction not possible as the insured amount have been tagged "Ready for Payment to Winner" by the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery, therefore we have notified the bank on this note and you are to immediately contact the bank using the information below.

1)Full Name:
2)Amount Won:
3)Ref No:
4)Micro (Lottery) Chip Np.:
5)Country:
6)Telephone No.:
7)Mobile No.:
8)Fax:

Bank Contact Details
Unity Trust Bank
Contact Person: Steve Robinson
E-mail: customercare@unitytrustbank.co.uk.tc
Tel.:+44 799 975 6178
Fax: +44 870 134 4463

Once again, note that your funds have been insured to its real value and no deductions of any kind can be made from your winnings and as such you will be responsible for the bank transfer commission or activation of non residence premium account activation fee, please if you do not wish to abide with Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery payment prceedure,I hereby advice you decline and send a duly signed Letter of Disclaimer and do not contact the bank.

Congratulations once again from all Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery member and staffs, and thank you for being part of our lottery promotions program.

We await your swift response.


Regards,

Barr.Teddy Williams
Claims Agent
Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery
Tel.: +44 704 5713460
Tel.: +44 7011136838
Fax : +44 33821481462
Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery, property of the Microsoft Inc. Copyright ® 2007. All Rights reserved.




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