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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:
  • "microsoft corp world lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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: "MRS TINA MIGUEL" <eurolott1960@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lorenzolozz@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:52:25 +0100
Subject: RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION



The Microsoft Corp World Lottery=2CUnited Kingdom
P O Box 1010 Liverpool=2C L70 1NL
United Kingdom=2E
Winning Numbers 12 23 29 30 42
WINNING NOTIFICATION=3A
We happily announce to you the draw =28#953=29 of the MICROSOFT CORP WORLD LOTTERY AWARD International programs held in CANADA your =22email address=22 was Attached to ticket number=3B B9665 75604546 199 serial number 97560=2C this Batch draws the lucky winning numbers as follows 12 23 29 30 42=2C Bonus number 2=2C which consequently won the lottery in the second category=2E
Visit=3Ahttp=3A=2F=2Fwww=2Ecanada=2Ecom=2Ffindit =2Flotteries=2Fresults=2Easpx=3Fid=3D6
All participants =22email address=22 were selected through a computer Balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada=2C Australia=2C United States=2C Asia=2C Europe=2C Middle East=2C Africa and Oceanic as Part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually=2E You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =A3650=2C000=2E00 =28SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS=29 in cash credited to file with ref =3A KKK-L=2F200-26937
This is from a total cash prize of =A350=2C000=2C000 shared among the =2885=29 Eighty-Five lucky winners in this 2nd category=2E Furthermore your detail =28e-mail address=29 falls within our SPANISH Representative Office in MADRID SPAIN=2C as indicated in your Play coupon and your prize sum of =A3650=2C000=2E00 =28SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING=29 will be HOW TO CLAIM YOURremitted to you by our paying bank=2E
PRIZE=3A
Simply contact our Fiduciary Claim Agent in SPAIN where your own Payment is zoned=2E He will immediately commence the process to facilitate The release of your winning price money by our paying bank=2C His contact detail is shown below=3A
Claim Manager=3A DON LORENZO LOZZ=2E
TEL=3A 0034 635 155 315
Email=3A lorenzolozz=40yahoo=2Eco=2Euk
To process your claim=2Cyou're hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent Immediately with the below information's=3A
NAME=3A
ADDRESS=3A
NATIONALITY=3A
SEX=3A
AGE=3A
PHONE=2FMOBILE=3A
FAX=3A
OCCUPATION=3A
COMPANY=3A=28if any=29
BATCH=2FWINNING NUMNBER=3A
Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates=2E We wish You the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season=2E For security reasons=2C 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 receive your cash prize by our paying Bank=2E
Endeavour to contact the agent in SPAIN with the required information's Immediately=2E This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double Claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program=2E Please be warned!!!!
Congratulations!!! Once more on behalf of members and staff of the BRITISHAWARD LOTTERY 2007=2E
Congratulations once again=2E
Yours in service=2C
DR=2C MRS TINA MIGUEL
NB=3A PLEASE=2C KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT IN SPAIN DIRECTLY FOR
FURTHER DIRECTIONS=2EAND NOTE THIS LATTER HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN SENT TO YOU BEFORE=2E

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