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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: Microsoft / Google Promotion Department <privateofficefile2@att.net>
Reply-To: microsoftdepartmentp@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:48:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Microsoft / Google Promotion Department
PROMOTION OF E-MAIL'S DEPT.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1R.

Attention: Lucky Winner,
 
We congratulate you, being one of the lucky winners of  the result of the  Annual Microsoft / Google Email Award held on the 1st of September 2010 in  London UK . Your email address emerged as one of the 10 lucky winners selected electronically by our Electronic lotto Wheel. The total sum of GBP 2,0000.00 (Two Million Pounds) has been accredited to your email address file number.
 
Winners were selected randomly from our list of millions of email addresses around Europe, Asia, USA and some parts of  South America to promote computer literacy worldwide as well as to advertise our software and computer products. This promotion was
sponsored by a conglomerate of software and computer  promotion companies like Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers Apple, and other International  software and computers manufacturing Companies.
 
(1) Award numbers: NL 56/7766
(2) Email ticket numbers: EAASL-130877
(3) Batch numbers: MC11/834/8PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/5574/41/07/MICS
{5} Serial Numbers: McST/006/NL46560
 
For verification purpose be sure to include:
(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
{4} Your Full Names.
(5) Occupation.
(6) Your Preffered Method Of Receiving Your Price
(From Below)
 
Mode Of Price Remittance.
 
(1) Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).
(2) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning Documents safely to you.
 
To file for your claim, Please contact your Validating Officer for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and  invalid. You are required to mention the above particulars of your  award in every correspondence to enable the Agent validate your  winning.
 
CONTACT:
*******************************************************************
FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
DR.JERRY SAMSON
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).
Phone:+447045724275    
E-mail:googlemicrosoft@ymail.com
********************************************************************
The Microsoft Google Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies. The Microsoft Google internet E-mail draw is held  periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and
promote computer literacy worldwide.
 
Once again on behalf of all our staff.
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

DR.HAMED ALAN
M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.

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