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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:

• 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:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "microsoft corp world lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
• 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!
• 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.
  • +447031833675 (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.
  • fortunesmith2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lottery Lottery <mslpro40@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:40:49 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:



The Microsoft Corp World Lottery,United Kingdom P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL
United Kingdom.













Winning Numbers






887

13

865

37

10

83
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are happy to announce to you the draw (#953) of the MICROSOFT CORP WORLD LOTTERY,UK Online Sweepstakes International program held in the United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 887 13 865 37 10 33 83 with Reference Number MSW-L/200-26937 drew the lucky numbers: which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category bonus no 21.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ₤1,000,000 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS in cash credited to file MSW-L/200-26937

This is from a total cash prize of £25,000,000 shared among the (25) Twenty-Five lucky winners in this 2nd category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 Unions, Associations, and Corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place monthly.

Furthermore your details(e-mail address) falls within our South African Representative paying bank (First National bank of South Africa) in Bloomfontein,Free State, South Africa,as indicated in your play coupon and your prize sum of ₤1,000,000 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING)

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
Simply contact our Fiduciary Claim Agent in London then he will forward your details to South Africa where your own Payment is zoned. He will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning price money.

His contact details is shown below:Mr.Fortune Smith.
The Managing Director
OMEGA CROSSING PTY LTD
Tel; +447 031 833 675
Email: fortunesmith2006@hotmail.com




NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF MSW/FEB/XX06 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your cash prize is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever means you wish to recieve your cash prize.


To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediatly with this information.

NAME:............................................................................................ ADDRESS:......................................................................................NATIONALITY:...............................................................................SEX:...............................................................................................AGE:...............................................................................................PHONE/MOBILE:............................................................................FAX:...............................................................................................OCCUPATION:................................................................................COMPANY:......................................................................................BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:.........................................................Congratulations!!! once more on behalf of members and staff of the BRITISH AWARD LOTTERY 2007.


Congratulations once again. Yours in service, Mrs.Mornica Henrik
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