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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: Microsoft Lottery Award <receiver111@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:46:10 +0200
Subject: Microsoft Lottery Award



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FROM THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFT {MICROSOFT GLOBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY}
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT=20
LONDON,NW10,ENGLAND,UNITED KINGDOM
FILE REF:HL/8121/31/11/MICS
BATCH: MC44/707/3PDH /EU=09
OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION: ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER: It is obvious that =
this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to r=
ead it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following=
official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstak=
es organized by Microsoft,in conjunction with the foundation for the promo=
tion of software products,(F.P.S.)held on the 25th of June 2008,in United =
kingdom. Wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the onlin=
e winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award =
of Dollars$1, 000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars only) which yo=
ur file falls in our South African Claim office in Johannesburg We write t=
o officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the pro=
cessing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more informati=
on concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the abo=
ve prize to you. It is important to note that your award information was r=
eleased with the following particulars attached to it.(1) Award numbers: N=
L 62/7811
(2) Email ticket numbers: NL901/33/65
(3) Batch numbers: MC44/707/3PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/8121/31/11/MICS{5} Serial Numbers:McST/=
030/NL0981 For verification purpose be sure to include:(1) Your mailing ad=
dress:
(2) Your Tel(Mobile):(3) Your Nationality/Country:{4} Your Full Names:{5}Y=
our Occupation To file for your claim,Please contact your Validating Offic=
er for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this =
winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine w=
orking days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are r=
equired to mention the above particulars
of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agentin South Africa v=
alidate your winning
CONTACT:
*******************************************************************
FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
NAME MR.Ben MorrisMICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT(RSA)
TEL:+27 731108227
E-mail:benmorris.msn.receiver@msn.com*************************************=
*******************************
The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates: and a consortium of software promotion companies=
. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Compani=
es. The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organiz=
ed to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worl=
dwide. Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS! Yours faith=
fully, Dr.Jacob Smith MICROSOFT E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION COORDINATOR.=09


=09
Jeden Monat 1 hochkar=E4tiger maxdome-Blockbuster GRATIS!=20
Exklusiv f=FCr alle WEB.DE Nutzer. *http://www.blockbuster.web.de* [http://w=
ww.blockbuster.web.de]

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