419 scam: "Mr. Charles Phillip"<test@pr3000.at> Window Live and Microsoft Customer Care

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "mr.royhenry@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348163273044

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Charles Phillip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.royhenry@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 05.20.50 +0200
Subject: Window Live and Microsoft Customer Care

Good day to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION

UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which your e-mail address won from the 2011 Window Live and Microsoft regular usage of

e-mail award, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks.

However a research will be held again on the 28th of this month in the remittance department and this may lead to the

return of your fund back to the West African Microsoft zone under #2 which you were group along side four other

winners .

So i have been ask to confirm from you within 24hours and know if you really need your fund of $2,000,000.00usd to

be delivered to your address or it should be turn over too the West African Microsoft as a refusal from you.

If you still need your fund of $2,000,000.00usd, i want you to fill the below information and get back to me for

confirmation.

Your full Name:
Your Delivery address:
Your Contact phone number:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Age:

And be advice that the reason why you did not get this fund of $2,000,000.00usd was because of the Security fee

which is $720usd. And due to the fact that we do not accept Cash on delivery, you have been given the chance of

paying %50 percent postage fee which is $360usd and you will also promise in sending the balance as soon as you get

your fund of $2,000,000.00usd delivered to your address.

NOTIFICATION FROM THE HEAD OFFICE
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Dear Customers a report came to our office that some people has been using our company name to scam people on

internet and the management has sent a notification to all our customers to be carefull with the e-mail they receive

and the ponce they reply so be carfull.
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CONTACT ME FOR THE INFORMATION YOU ARE TO USE IN SENDING THE FEE OF $360 usd

We are so sure of anything we are doing and we also back you with an %100 percent money back guarantee. Again,

don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $360USD ONLY.

Call me as soon as you get this e-mail... +234 816 3273 044

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Charles Phillip
You are advice to contact us with this e-mail: (mr.royhenry@yahoo.cn )

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