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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 lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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)
• 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.
  • +447045718439 (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.
  • claim_officer77@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM 2007 <da_jeffrey23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <claim_officer77@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:27:32 +0000
Subject:













CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM HEADQUARTERS.

THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.


MICROSOFT LOTTERY.
LONDON










CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS AND YAHOO ONLINE LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.



MICROSOFT LOTTERY .
LONDON

WINNING NOTIFICATION


YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER 57522465896-530 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 3652-662 DREW LUCKY NUMBERS 47-14-18-23-31-45 WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE 2ND CATEGORY

THE PROGRAM WAS ORGANIZED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS


THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT WHICH QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF

£990,513.00
(Nine Hundred & Ninety Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirteen United Kingdom Pounds)

FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
(MR.KELLY WRIGHT)
CLAIM AGENT OFFICER
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM...

Email MR. KELLY WRIGHT


claim_officer77@yahoo.co.uk
+44-704-571-8439
MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM

...HE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL PROCEDURE OF HOW TO SECURE YOUR PRIZE CLAIM.
By Completing The Form Below With Your Details.


THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:

THE CHAIRPERSON, LOTTERY ORGANIZER,

MR.JEFFREY DAVISDIRECTOR OF PROMOTION, MICROSOFT WINDOWS .
United kingdom
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107London, England.
BRIEF INFORMATION:
Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search Engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place every month, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc,Walt Mart Family and a number of world richest people. See link below;

http://www.forbes.com/facesinthenews/2004/07/21/0721autofacescan01.htmlhttp://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ and other Corporate organizations. This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers Worldwide .For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot. You are requested to contact our Clearance Officer below to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claimed not later than two weeks after the date of this notice.











THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY & FORBES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.
Past winners around the world with full of excitment


Copyright © 1994-2007 The MICROSOFT WINDOWS .All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline










(Form HLP) REFERENCE NUMBER: OSL/655/O49/07

FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
____________________________ Date. N.B YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FORWARD YOUR DETAILS TO YOUR CLAIM AGENTFOR PROCESSINGMR Kelly Wright
Phone +447045718439

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