419 scam: Mrs Martin Nancy<widowlive@9.cn> Notification

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "windowliveonline@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Martin Nancy<widowlive@9.cn>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:46:13 +0800
Subject: Notification

AWARD CREDIT FILE NO.: MWL/CCF/02/LA.
MICRO WINDOWSLIVE CHIP NO: AW004/MWL08

Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam:

Today, we announce the five (5) lucky winners of the MICRO
WINDOWSLIVE
PROGRAM held on 13th of Febuary. 2010, Your company or
your personal
e-mail address attached to the Chip Number: AW004/MWL08
won the
First Promo Category Award. Your email address has brought
you an
unexpected luck, please read through this message.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,000,000 GBP
(One Million Great British Pounds) in cash credited to
file MWL/CCF/02/LA.
This is from a total cash prize of £5.000,000 GBP
(Five Million Great
British Pounds) shared amongst the five (5) lucky winners.

For claims contact Name: Mr Morgan Wiltord
E-mail: ( windowliveonline@live.co.uk )
with the following details.

===========================================
1. Full Names: 2. Address: 3. Nationality: 4. Date of
Birth: 5. Occupation: 6. Phone:7. Mobile: 8. State of
Origin: 9.Country: 10.Sex: 11.E-mail Address:
===========================================

Regards

Secretary

Mrs Martin Nancy

Micro Windowslive Promotion

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