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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: MRS SONIA LARRY <info@microsoft.co.uk>
Reply-To: robert3kard@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:03 +0200
Subject: YOU WON 2008 LOTTERY




MICROSOFT AWARD PROMOTION DEPARTMENT Head Winning Claims Dept.
Ticket Number: 008795727498 Lucky Number: 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) Ref:
BTD/968/07,Batch: 409978E, You are Number (5) Dear Recipient, We are
happy to inform you that you have just emerged a winner in our 2008
Microsoft AWARD PROMO. Consequently you have won
(&pound;500,000.00GBP) Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds and
a Brand New Toyota Camry 2007/2008 Model Car.You are required to fill
the claims eligible form below and forward it to your fiduciary agent
on his email below or via fax to claim your Funds and Car. Fiduciary
Agent: Mr. Robert Kard E-mail:robert3kard@gmail.com Tel: +44 70457
81974 Fax: +44 70928 75166 CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS: 1. Full Names: 2.
Residential Address: 3. Phone Number: 4. Fax Number: 5. Occupation:
6. Sex: 7. Age: 8. Nationality: 9. Present Country: 10.E-mail
Address: 11.Mode Of Payment: Bank Transfer ( )Mark X for preffered
Method. Cheque Delivery ( )Mark X for preffered
Method.
Congratulations from the staff and Management of the 2008 Microsoft
MID YEAR AWARD PROMO. Regards. MRS SONIA LARRY
CORDINATORLARRY@YAHOO.CO.UK COORDINATOR GENERAL 2008 MICROSOFT PROMO.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Copyright (C)2008 Microsoft(R) Lottery Promotions. All rights reserved

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