419 scam: "Evanson Mwangi" <infos@microg.org> AWARD NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447011137087 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Evanson Mwangi" <infos@microg.org>
Reply-To: msgpvisaclaims@globomail.com
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:49:25 +0300
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

Your e-mail address winning details:
Winning Batch No: MSGP4/DRW/34
E- No: MSGP4/DRW34/012

AWARD NUMBER MSGP4/DRW34/012
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft® and confirmed by our co-sponsor Google® International, the internet search giant.

The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of over 5,000,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web. (NO TICKETS WERE SOLD). This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft Windows and the Google search engine. Where in your email address emerged as one of the 50 online Winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash award of 500,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling).

Your prize award has been insured with your email address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirement of the promotion award board authority which includes your statutory obligations.

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual
payment of the above prize to you.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICE:
Microsoft® / Google® Promotion Department
Email: msgpvisaclaims@globomail.com
Tel: +44 7011 137 087

Do e-mail the above Claims office at once with all the claims requirements below to avoid unnecessary delay.
AWARD NOTIFICATION
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM:
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Phone:
8. Fax:
9. Your Preferred Method Of Receiving Your Prize(From Below):

MODE OF PRIZE REMITTANCE:
(1) Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to United Kingdom Personally to Pick Your Prize).
(2) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning Documents safely to you.

Microsoft believes in your right to privacy. Your information is 100% secure and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this promotion only.

An agent will get back to you from the claims office after proper verification for further instructions.

Congratulations once more and good luck.
AWARD NOTIFICATION
Mrs. Graham Edward,
Secretary
Microsoft® Google® Promotion Award Team.

©Copyright 2009 MSGP Inc. All rights reserved.
This email was sent from a notification only email address. This email and any attachments to it contain information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s).

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