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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Microsoft=C2=AE_Award_Team?= <marielouise.friedrich@fastwebnet.it>
Reply-To: microsftteamward@w.cn
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:27:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: 500,000 Pounds


BRITISH MICROSOFT® AWARD PROMOTION DEPARTMENT.
10 Great Pulteney Street,
London,W1F 9NB United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/11
Batch: 409978E


You are among seven luckily selected winners under draws 6+J promo program spec
ially organized by the British Microsoft Award Department,Your Email address was
attach to the ticket number 008995727495 in the Random Computer Selection Syste
m(RCSS).However your email flagged out the lucky numbers 14-21-25-40-40-47(21) a
nd won you the amounted sum of 500,000 Pounds in certified cheque credited to Fi
le No:SBTD/9080648302/011

You are to reply back with the below required information to enable our Fiduciar
y agent Mr.McDonald Ray file for your claim Processing.

Full names....
Address...
Country....
Nationality...
Age...
Occupation...
Sex....
Telephone....

Congratulations from the entire member of the Microsoft Promotion Award team.

Sincerely,
Dr.Maryln Llyod
Head Customer care Service.
Microsoft Promotion Award Team.

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