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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: "Wells, Joyce P" <Joyce.Wells@fcps.edu>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:19:06 -0400
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT_CLAIMS_AGENT_FOR_YOUR_WINNING_PRIZE_OF_=A31=2C?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?000=2C000=2E00_=28ONE_MILLION_BRITISH_POUNDS_STERLIN?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?G=29=2E=2E=2E?=





Microsoft Corporation Promo Department


Barley House Harold Road


Sutton, Greater London SM1 4TE


United Kingdom.


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REF Nº: MI-XUL/1673722/08


BATCH Nº: LD555734E





We, the Board and Management of Microsoft Corporation Promo Department wishes to notify you of our EMAIL DRAW held 25th of July, 2008 in which you emerged as one of the winners in the grand category "A". This result is today released to you as your e-mail address was attached to Promo number: 1717148842.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to your file number MI-LUK/175463/07/08.


Please note that NO ENTRIES WERE MADE AND NO TICKETS WERE SOLD.


This promotion was designed to compensate all Microsoft users and prospective customers. The email cyber lotto draw was conducted from an exclusive list of 500,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies worldwide picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot machine search from our central database of Microsoft product users. You are therefore to receive a cash prize of £1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) from the total payout.





Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To claims your prize, you are advised to contact our Certified and Accredited Fiduciary agent with your Promo number: 1717148842 and Batch number: LD555734E. You can contact him with the information provided below.


*************************************************


Name: Clarence Sorensen


TEL: + 44-7031954985


FAX: + 44-7006067769


EMAILS: microsoftprom_fud.agentdesk@inmail24.com


microsoftprom.clmsagent.desk@gmail.com


*************************************************


You are advice to provide him with the following information:


1. Full Name...............


2. Country..................


3. Current Contact Address.......


4. Telephone Number....


5. Fax Number.............


6. Occupation.............


7. Age......................


8. Sex......................


Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You are to keep all winning information confidential, especially your promo and Batch numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).


Congratulations from the entire Board of the Microsoft.


Yours in Service


Mrs. Silvia McCoy


Award Promotions Manager


===============================================================================


Please do not reply to this email. Reply only to your fiduciary agent for the claims of your prize.


CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.





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