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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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.
  • +447045732333 (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.
  • microagentbasheerahmed@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFT XMAS PROMO UK." <officialinfomail5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: microagentbasheerahmed@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:46:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU WON THE MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO 2008.


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"lw_1199883478_1": { "text": "microsoft explorer", "extended": 0, "startchar": 5196, "endchar": 5213, "start": 5197, "end": 5214, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "PLACE", "predictionProbability": "0.436495", "weight": 0.35, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/other/product"], "category": ["THING"], "context": "whenever you brows with the microsoft explorer no ticket was sold This" }, "lw_1199883478_2": { "text": "Microsoft", "extended": 0, "startchar": 5592, "endchar": 5600, "start": 5593, "end": 5601, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "ORGANIZATION", "predictionProbability": "0.979751", "weight": 0.35, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/organization/company/company_name"], "category": ["ORGANIZATION"], "context": "is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over", "metaData": { "canonicalName": "Microsoft Corporation", "exchange": "NMS", "symbol": "MSFT" } }, "lw_1199883478_3": { "text": "London United Kingdom", "extended": 0,
"startchar": 8213, "endchar": 8233, "start": 8214, "end": 8234, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 0.35, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/place/destination", "shortcuts:/us/instance/place/gb/town"], "category": ["PLACE"], "context": "Ahmed ph.D European Claims Agent London United Kingdom Email microagentbasheerahmed@yahoo.com Phone 44-704-573 2333", "metaData": { "geoArea": "1390.88", "geoCountry": "United Kingdom", "geoCounty": "Greater London", "geoIsoCountryCode": "GB", "geoLocation": "(-0.12715, 51.506321)", "geoName": "London", "geoPlaceType": "Town", "geoState": "England", "geoTown": "London", "type": "shortcuts:/us/instance/place/gb/town" } }, "lw_1199883478_4": { "text": "ROBERT GATES", "extended": 0, "startchar": 12678, "endchar": 12689, "start": 12679, "end": 12690, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "PERSON", "predictionProbability": "0.352995", "weight": 1.19894, "type":
["shortcuts:/us/instance/person/government/us_federal"], "category": ["PERSON"], "context": "copy of you passport Sincerely ROBERT GATES Online Cordinator Sir Robert Gates" }, "lw_1199883478_5": { "text": "Robert Gates", "extended": 0, "startchar": 14561, "endchar": 14572, "start": 14562, "end": 14573, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "PERSON", "predictionProbability": "0.996685", "weight": 1.19894, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/person/government/us_federal"], "category": ["PERSON"], "context": "ROBERT GATES Online Cordinator Sir Robert Gates Mrs Melinda Gates Online Coordinators" }, "lw_1199883478_6": { "text": "Microsoft Corporation", "extended": 0, "startchar": 18211, "endchar": 18231, "start": 18212, "end": 18232, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "ORGANIZATION", "predictionProbability": "0.25", "weight": 1.91512, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/organization/company/company_name"], "category": ["ORGANIZATION"], "context": "Coordinators Promo Sec
Lottery Sponsors Microsoft Corporation Dell Communication Never miss a", "metaData": { "exchange": "NMS", "symbol": "MSFT" } }, "lw_1199883478_7": { "text": "Dell", "extended": 0, "startchar": 18342, "endchar": 18345, "start": 18343, "end": 18346, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "PERSON", "predictionProbability": "0.806472", "weight": 0.35, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/organization/company/company_name", "shortcuts:/us/instance/organization/domain"], "category": ["ORGANIZATION"], "context": "Sec Lottery Sponsors Microsoft Corporation Dell Communication Never miss a thing", "metaData": [ { "canonicalName": "Dell Inc.", "domain_name": "Dell", "domain_url": "http://www.dell.com/", "exchange": "NMS", "longname": "Dell Inc.", "name": "DELL INC", "symbol": "DELL"}, { "canonicalName": "Dell Inc.", "domain_name": "Dell", "domain_url": "http://www.dell.com/", "exchange": "NMS", "longname": "Dell Inc.", "name": "DELL INC", "symbol": "DELL"} ] } };
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MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION LONDON .JANUARY 2008



REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN


Attn Lucky Winner.
MICROSOFT XMAS EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM


Finally today, we announce the Winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL PROMOTIONAL LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 7th January 2008. your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth email lottery category.

You have been approved for lump sums pay out of £600.000. Pounds sterling in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. Selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses of all users of the microsoft explorer browser drawn from all the continents of the world.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses
from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by our computer software that collectss your address whenever you brows with the microsoft explorer. no ticket was sold . This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world.

Your fund Prize {GBP.600.000 Pounds} has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims Agent by email for Processing and Remittance of your prize to you.



Basheer Ahmed. ph.D
European Claims Agent London United Kingdom.
Email: microagentbasheerahmed@yahoo.com
Phone: +44-704-573 2333


Do email the above email address all at once.Do call Basheer Ahmed on phone 44-704-573 2333 Withing 48hours of receiving this mail. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)


PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUIRED TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1.Full Name:..............................................................
2.Address:.................................................................
3.Nationality:.............................................................
4.Age:.........................Date of Birth:................SEX.............
5.Occupation:.............................................................
6.Home Tel:...........Mobile Tel:................Fax:.................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:........................
8.And a Scanned copy of you passport


Sincerely,
ROBERT GATES.
Online Cordinator.




Sir Robert Gates. Mrs Melinda Gates
Online Coordinators Promo Sec.



Lottery Sponsors
Microsoft Corporation / Dell Communication


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