419 scam: "Microsoft Award Team" <bibliomonde@noos.fr> PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims director" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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)
- "paul_parker001@xnmsn.cn" (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!
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.
- +447024069640 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft Award Team" <bibliomonde@noos.fr>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 15:58:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Microsoft Award Team.
Bailey House, Har Road
West Ham, London SM1 4te
United A Kingdom.
Batch: 12/25/0340

Dear Winner

MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that your email address has won you have won a prize money of One Million Great British Pounds (£1,000,000.00) in the ) Month of April 2010 Email Electronic Draws promotion organized by Microsoft Award Team.

This Email Electronic Draws was promoted and sponsored MICROSOFT WINDOWS as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. All Participants were selected randomly through a computer balloting system from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to facilitate the protocol of your winning prize before the expiry date of Claim; Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Prize must be claimed not later than 7 days from date of Draw Notification Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. These are your identification numbers:

Batch number...................12/25/0340
Ref number.......................Ref: MSN-L/200-26937
Winning number...................YM09788

To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned to you

Mr. Paul Parker
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email: paul_parker001@xnmsn.cn
Tel: +447024069640

You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims agent to help facilitate the claims of your prize .Note that it is mandatory you use the email of the Accredited agent above to send your response so that your email will be attended to, if you click reply on this message you will not get the response of your Accredited agent, so you are expected to carefully use the email address of the claims director above to provide your requested information.

1. Full name............
2. Country..............
3. Contact Address.......
4. Telephone Number........
5. Marital Status.........
6. Occupation.............
7. Company..............
8. Age...................

Please Note: Microsoft Award Prize must be claimed not later than 7 days from date draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. Thank you for being part of our commemorative Monthly Draws. Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the interactive Lotteries Board Commission.

Yours in service,
Mrs. Felicia Walker
(Operation Manager)
Microsoft Promotion Award Team.
Microsoft Winning Notification

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