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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:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +27732152453 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • services007@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • services2007uk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery microsoft" <smith002@yamal.info>
Reply-To: services007@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:33:04 -0700
Subject: MICROSOFT LOTTERY AWARD WINNING.

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* **MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD*



*Microsoft Award Team*

*From: Mrs. Linda Rose*

*20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom**
Ref No: BTD/968/05
Batch No: 409978E*

*CUSTOMERCARE LINE:*
* Tel +44 702_405_5669
**Tel/Fax +44 702_405_5669*
Contact Person: Call Dr. James Wanner.







Dear Winner,

*CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!*



Dear. Sir/ Madam,



The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organized a
Sweepstakes marking the year 2008 anniversary we rolled out over
GBP¢G20,419,864 for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the
draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which
we enjoy their patronage.



The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will
regret it later. 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.



Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number
008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky
numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you ¢G5,000,000.00 (Five
million pounds only) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw. You have
therefore won the entire winning sum of ¢G5,000,000.00 (Five million Great
Britain Pounds) the draws registered as Draw number one was conducted
in Brockley,
London United Kingdom on the 1st of June, 2008. These Draws are
commemorative and as such special.



Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you
are to make contact with your designated agent, who shall by duty guide you
through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. Note that your
lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in
Africa [ South Africa ] as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
your ¢G5,000,000.00 (Five Million Great British Pounds Only) would be
released to you as soon as possible.To file for your claim Please Contact
your delivery agency in the contact information below:



*Claim Agent Contact Details:*

*Mr. Williams Smith*

*Microsoft **& Associates. **
Solicitors, Conveyancers & Notary Public*

*Tel: + 27 732152453*
*Email: **services007@hotmail.com* <services007@hotmail.com>

services2007uk@hotmail.com


*4Th Floor, Elephant House**
107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg
2001,*

*Post Address P.O.Box 61618
Marshalltown**
2107*

*JOHANNESBURG**
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA*.



You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications: Complete the forms
accordingly.



*VERIFICATIONS FORM*



*FULL NAMES...................................................*

*CONTACT ADDRESS........................................*

*TEL/FAX NUMBERS.........................................*

*AGE.................................................................*

*SEX..................................................................*

*OCCUPATION.................................................*

*NEXT OF KIN..................................................*

*COUNTRY........................................................*

*AMOUNT WON................................................*

*WINNING EMAIL................................... ¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K.*

*REFERENCE NUMBER.................................... ¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K..*

*TICKET NUMBERS..........................................*

*SERIAL NUMBERS...........* *................................*



Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish
you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.



Note: You have One weeks from the date of this publication to claim your
prize or you may forefeit your winnings.In compliance with the sponsoring
bodies',you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund,not lower
than 10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organisation.



Thank you for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO, KINDLY
CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS



Mrs. Linda Rose.
Microsoft Promotion Team
Vice President

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