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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:
  • "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447031854974 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709742586 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • frontierdeliveryservicesuk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:20:57 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?CONGRATULATION_FOR_WINNING_THE_UK_MICROSOFT_LOTTERY_PR?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?OMOTION_OFFICIAL_WINNING_NOTIFICATION:?=




<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

MICROSOFT LOTTERY AWARD TEAM*
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT:
*<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">#*28 TANFIELD ROAD*</st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:address></st1:Street>*, **
CROYDON <st1:City w:st="on">LONDON</st1:City> E14 5HP <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UNITED KINGDOM</st1:country-region></st1:place>*<o:p></o:p>

Winner No: 5 <o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

CONGRATULATION FOR WINNING THE <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> MICROSOFT LOTTERY PROMOTION OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

Dear Winner, <o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

We are glad to inform you that Microsoft and AOL and Google mail have set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes and rolled out over GBP £24,000 000 00 for our 2008 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 *(CDS)* *Computer Draw System *attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, Yahoo <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Google mail etc are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program by running an E-Mail Beta Base Test.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Ticket Number: *ALO79-55-279-18* with Serial Number: *ALOTD/9/14/06/07* and drew the Lucky Number: *885-32-48-40(111)* which subsequently won you *Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand, Great Britain Pound <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sterling</st1:City></st1:place> (£725, 000.00*) as one of the 12 winners in this draw. The draws registered as draw number 5 was conducted in Brockley, <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> on Friday the 10th of October 2008. These Draws are commemorative and as such special. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of *Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand, Great Britain Pound <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sterling</st1:place></st1:City> (£725, 000.00*) through a bank to bank transfer, which is the winning payout in Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of £GBP £6,000 000 00 (Six million Great Britain Pounds Sterling) shared among the Twelve Winners in the Second category. <o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

Your winnings should be claimed from our Paying/Claim Agent in <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City> *(*Frontiers Delivery Service* *<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">*UK*</st1:country-region></st1:place>*)** *as we have notified them. Due to the mix-up that may arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted into your bank account. This is part of our security protocols/measures to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year (2008) high stakes £24,000 000 00 (Twenty-Four million Great Britain Pounds Sterling). To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are advised to contact your Fiduciary/Claim Agent with the following details: <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

*01) Full name*<o:p></o:p>

*02) Address: *<o:p></o:p>

*03) Ticket Numbers: *<o:p></o:p>

*04) Serial Number: *<o:p></o:p>

*05) Lucky Numbers: *<o:p></o:p>

*06) Phone numbers: *<o:p></o:p>

*07) Fax Numbers: *<o:p></o:p>

*07) Amount won: *<o:p></o:p>

*08) Sex: *<o:p></o:p>

*09) Age: *<o:p></o:p>

*10) Occupation: *<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

To begin your claim, you are advised to contact immediately our accredited Claims Agent in the name of FRED NEWMAN who will also be your Claim Agent: <o:p></o:p>

*************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p>

*DELIVERY AGENCY CONTACT INFO: MANAGER FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICE** *<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">*UK*</st1:country-region></st1:place>*.*<o:p></o:p>

* Office Address: #28 Tansfield Road, Corydon London E14 5HP United Kingdom. [mailto:mscorporationunitedkingdom@boxlotto.com]*<o:p></o:p>

*Contact: Fred Newman Claim’s Agent) [mailto:mscorporationunitedkingdom@boxlotto.com]*<o:p></o:p>

Tel: +44 7031854974 +44 703 1854693 [mailto:mscorporationunitedkingdom@boxlotto.com]<o:p></o:p>

Fax: +44 870 9742586, +44 870 974 2587 [mailto:mscorporationunitedkingdom@boxlotto.com]<o:p></o:p>

*Email: [mailto:Email:&nbsp;]* *frontierdeliveryservicesuk@gmail.com<o:p></o:p>*

*************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p>

Our heartily thanks and gratitude goes to Bill Gates and his Associates, the Online British National Lottery Commission for making this program a success. <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Notice: in accordance with the Central Bank of England foreign transfer regulation, and in order to avoid any form of double claiming by prize winners, you shall be requested to register your winning prize with the Bank of England before payment shall be done to your bank account; your claim agent when contacted on the above numbers will issue you with your winning certificate and insurance without which the paying bank will not pay you off. You are therefore advised for your best interest telephone Dr. Fred Newman (Claim Agent) and demand for the aforementioned documents which are however free of charge.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Congratulations for being part of our commemorative Draws from all the Members & Staff of the Online British National Lottery Commission. ALL CORRESPONDENCES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT VIA EMAIL: *frontierdeliveryservicesuk@gmail.com* ATTENTION: DR. FRED NEWMAN.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Sincerely Yours,<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

*Dr. Mrs. Rosemary Fishman*<o:p></o:p>

(On-Line coordinator, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place> Microsoft Promotion Award Team)<o:p></o:p>

*<o:p> </o:p>*

* 100 860 8556 2548 9576UK**<o:p></o:p>*

Copyright © 1994-2008 The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards Promotion Inc. All Rights Reserved. <o:p></o:p>








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