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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: Friend Forever <host1973@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:01:23 +0600
Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION .








Ref No: ML/5574/41/09/MIW




Code : GCST/007/ML46560




BATCH: MC11/835/5PDH /EU




TICKET NO: MTC/0037/009.






MICROSOFT AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION .






Dear Winner,




We
congratulate you over your success in the following official
publication of results of the on going new year promo ,Tagged
electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft, in conjunction
with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.S.P.)
held today 16TH June, 2010,in Madrid Spain.










You have been
emerged as one of the online New year promo tagged Winner in the 2nd
category and therefore attracted a cash award of (1.26000 pounds) One
million, Two hundred and Sixty thousand British pounds in which you are
to fill and forward the below details to the fiduciary officer DR JOHN
A MUDIAGHA OF YORKSHIER BANK OF NIGERIA ONLINE TRANSFER IN
(processing/payment of your above prize to you immediately).










(1) Your Full Names.




(2) Your contact address.




(3) Your Tel/Fax numbers.




{4} Your Nationality.




(5) Occupation.




(6) Age




(7) Next of kin




(8) Valid Email Address




(9) Amount won






To
file for your claim,do contact the fiduciary officer within Twenty one
working days of this notification,thereafter all winning notification
will be termed void and invalid.










The Microsoft Internet
promotion 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 and which is held
periodically and organized by the Microsoft incorporation to encourage
their customers worldwide.





Congratulations once again on behalf of all our staff and associate,






contact the paying bank with information below




NAME OF BANK REMMITANCE DIRECTOR DR JOHN A




NAME YORKSHIRE BAN OF NIGERIA ONLINE TRANSFER





ADDRESS PLOT 43 EAGLE SQUAL ABUJA NIGERIA




TEL:+234_8135649914




BANK EMAIL ID dr_johnmudigha@e-bankingybplc.org


















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