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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: "FROM MSN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bernadine.sweep@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:22:54 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

MICROSOFT CORPORATION
24,MAYFAIR LANE,UXBRIDGE,
LONDON UB2 9NW
UNITED KINGDOM.


Batch number...................16/12/0011
Ref number....................MSN-L/212-34441


This e-mail is to inform you that your e-mail address has won you the sum of £3,500,000.00(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) from the MICROSOFT

CORPORATION PROMO. For your payment, you are required to contact our fiduciary agent with the contact details below:


CONTACT PERSON: Bernadine Sweep
Email: bernadine.sweep@hotmail.co.uk


INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a)Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your Sex:
(f) Your country of origin:
(h) Have you won in the Past:
(i) Have you tried the New Windows 7:
(j) Every computer should have a Microsoft Software: YES OR NO?
(k) Any suggestions to Microsoft:
(l) Whats your best Microsoft product:
(m) Where did you buy your Computer:
(n) Occupation:


Yours in service.



Ronna S Liggett.
Online Co-ordinator
Microsoft Corporation.

COPYRIGHT © 2011 ALL RIGHT RESERVED
MSN is registered to Microsoft Corporation

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