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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (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!
• 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.
  • +447031817407 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709749057 (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.
  • mark.brent@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • services.consult@sfax.ws

Fraud email example:

From: Services Consult <claim.services@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 17:03:29 +0200
Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION




*MICROSOFT AWARD! MICROSOFT AWARD!! *<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park , Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E<o:p></o:p>

www.msn.com [http://www.msn.com/] <o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

Dear Winner,<o:p></o:p>

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* CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!*<o:p></o:p>

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The prestigious Microsoft and Aol has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2008 anniversary as we rolled out over GBP £6,750,000:00 for this great Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.<o:p></o:p>

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The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and Aol are running an e-mail beta test.<o:p></o:p>

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Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to *Ticket number Alo79-55-279-18* with *Serial number* *BTD/**9080648302**/07* and drew the *Lucky number* *14-21-25-39-40-47(20).* Which subsequently won you a total sum of £450,000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw? The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1st May 2008. These Draws are commemorative and as such special. <o:p></o:p>

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Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you are to make contact with our claims officer who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. To file for your claim, Please complete the require details and send to the claims office for immediate scrutiny and verification of your claim. PLEASE CALL MR. MARK BRENT FOR ATTENTION.<o:p></o:p>

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*CONTACT INFORMATION:*<o:p></o:p>

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*MICROSOFT MAILS PROMOTIONS CLAIMS OFFICE*<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

CONTACT PERSON: MR. MARK BRENT<o:p></o:p>

OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London , WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom<o:p></o:p>

EMAIL: mark.brent@winning.com [http://us.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mark.brent@winning.com]<o:p></o:p>

services.consult@sfax.ws [http://us.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=services.consult@sfax.ws] <o:p></o:p>

DIRECT LINE: +44 703 181 7407<o:p></o:p>

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FAX NUMBER: + 44 870 974 9057<o:p></o:p>

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You are advised to contact the fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:<o:p></o:p>

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*/VERIFICATIONS FORM/*<o:p></o:p>

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/FULL NAMES..... .........................../<o:p></o:p>

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/CONTACT ADDRESS...................../<o:p></o:p>

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/TEL/FAX NUMBERS...................../<o:p></o:p>

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/AGE......................................./<o:p></o:p>

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/SEX....................................../<o:p></o:p>

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/OCCUPATION....................../<o:p></o:p>

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/COUNTRY /CITY /STATE................./<o:p></o:p>

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/AMOUNT WON.............../<o:p></o:p>

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/LUCKY NUMBERS............./<o:p></o:p>

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/TICKET NUMBERS......./<o:p></o:p>

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/SERIAL NUMBERS........../
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Note: You have One week from the date of this publication to file claims for your prize or you stand the risk of loosing this prize. In compliance with the sponsoring bodies', you are to make a remittance of part of this fund, not lower than 10-percent to a charity organization of your choice as soon as you receive this prize money.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

Thank you for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

Mrs. Rosse Norman
Microsoft Promotion Team
Vice President<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

* MICROSOFT AWARD! MICROSOFT AWARD*<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>



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