419 scam: " MICROWORD.COM CORPORATIONS MAY 2010 (10TH TO 31TH) OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION."<microword-promo@iespana.es> Your email address has won in the microword.com internet promotions!!!

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "info@micro-word.com" (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: " MICROWORD.COM CORPORATIONS MAY 2010 (10TH TO 31TH) OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION." (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 08:21:02 +0200
Subject: Your email address has won in the microword.com internet promotions!!!

MICROWORD.COM CORPORATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Email: info@micro-word.com, promotion_department@micro-word.com
ADDRESS: C/ L'ESTANY, PARC. 2, POST CODE - 43006 CITY - TARRAGONA ESPANA
MICROWORD.COM RESOURCE ADVERTISING LINK: http://www.microword.com/

Date: 10/05/2010.

MICROWORD.COM CORPORATIONS MAY 2010 (10TH TO 31TH) OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Welcome to microword.com corporations, we write to inform you that your email address has won, in the microword.com corporation internet May 2010 promotions. Your email address was selected randomly from the microword.com automatic computer generated machine, and your email address emerges as one of the online winners. This attracts a prize of Three hundred thousand Euros only (400,000.00 Euro) and an Apple 13.3" Mac Book Pro Notebook laptop.
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*Your won Cheque (Check (MONEY) / SMART THESAURUS) of three hundred thousand Euros (400,000.00 Euro) and Apple 13.3" Mac Book Pro Notebook laptop will be presented to you on arrival to our office in Tarragona, within the period of 30 days.
Route information by air, road or train transportation will be given to you, as you contact our promotion department. Your winnings will be cancelled, if you do not present yourself at our office, within the given period of 30 days.
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*If you are unable to come to our office in Tarragona- Spain to claim your won cheque (Check (MONEY) / SMART THESAURUS), your won prize will be transported to your doorstep by courier delivery via the promotion board contracted courier company. Do note, Microword.com Corporation is not responsible for the delivery changes to your location. You will pay for the cost of delivery yourself, before the courier officer from the contracted courier company will come to your doorstep. Please, do not respond to this option, if you know, you will not pay for the courier service delivery.
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Please note: The certified draft cheque (cheek (MONEY) and all documents are packaged to be delivered under one way bill by the contracted courier company and are categorized as high priority & express delivery under applicable laws and regulations. This shipment cannot be delivered to P.O. boxes or postal codes but only to you the receiver at your given address.

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For more information's, on how to claim your prize, do contact our promotions department via the email below and send this reference number to us: MSTF/2010/GAZDWQ/MAY10-31/WINZXAZ as you contact our promotion department. This reference number is the security key to your winnings, we advice you keep the reference number to yourself.

MICROWORD.COM PROMOTION DEPARTMENT TARRAGONA
Email:promotion_dept.microword.com13@ozu.es

This promotion is organized by microword.com to advertise and to promote our website, http://www.microword.com/ which is based on all kind internet companies, all kind of computer hardware and software product.

Congratulations to you lucky winner!

Sincerely,

MR. GOLF . P. IVAN

CEO: MSFT Word Resource Tarragona.

Copyright © 1992-2010 Micro-word.Com All rights reserved.
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NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: THIS E-MAIL IS MEANT FOR ONLY THE INTENDED RECIPIENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND MAY BE A COMMUNICATION PRIVILEGED BY LAW. IF YOU RECEIVED THIS E- MAIL IN ERROR, ANY REVIEW, USE, DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS E-MAIL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. PLEASE NOTIFY CUSTOMER SERVICE: TARRAGONA

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