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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: "winnersinfo18 winnersinfo18" <winnersinfo18@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:59:08 +0530
Subject: MICROSOFT AND AOL WINNING NOTIFICATION


* You won £1 000,000! microsoft and aol ! Mail
congratulates you! * *MICROSOFT AND AOL LOTTERY AWARD*
*TEAM*
<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=arabtrans@arabtrans.com>
*CONGRATULATIONS!*

*YOU WON £1,000 000! *

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

Dear Sir/Madam,

The prestigious Micrsoft and Aol has set out and successfully organised
a Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary and we have rolled out
over £25,000,000.00(Twenty-five Million Great British Pounds) for the end
of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for this 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
personalised 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 data test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to
*Batch number.......................Lwh 094455*
*Ticket number........................Lwh09446*
*Winning number...................Lwh094*
**
which subsequently won you £1,000,000,00.(One million Great British
Pounds)already issued in a cheque as one of the 10 jackpot winners in
this draw.
You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £1,000,000,00 (One million
Great British Pounds). The draws
registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United
Kingdom .These Draws are commemorative and as such special. Please note that
your
lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative in
England as indicated in your play coupon, In view of this,
your£1,000,000,00 (One million Great British Pounds)cheque would be
released to you by our Fiduciary Agent in
England, Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your cheque as soon! ! as you contact him.Make
contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the
process to facilitate the release of your winning cheque. To file
for your claim, Please Contact your fiduciary agent with the details below:

Mr House Nelson
Microsoft Promotion Award Team

Tel:+447024034526
Email: agentjerryamos@yahoo.co.uk

<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:Zoom(290075)>

Dr. Jerry Amos

You are advised to contact your Fiduciary Agent with the following
details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications with your

Name (in Full) : ............................
Country: ......................................
Address: .....................................
Direct Telephone No.: ...................
Age: ...........................................
Sex: ...........................................
Occupation/position: ....................

*Ticket Number: ..........................
Batch Number: ..........................*
*winning Numbre: ......................
Amount Won: ............................


*
Thank you for being part of this promotional award program. Our special
thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish you the
best of luck as you spend your good fortune.



Sincerely,
Dr. Willams gerrian,
*Microsoft Promotion Team*
*coodinator*
*www.microsoft.com
*
NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before (10) working days from date of
notification will indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
his/her
winnings.

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