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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: "Bernard Poyi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexander_poyi1970@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:27:23 -0000
Subject: YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.
61-70 SOUTHAMPTON ROW BLOOMSBURY LONDON UNITED
KINGDOM WC1B 4AR.
 
REFERENCE NO: 878641725/12   
BATCH NO: 505296092/162     
WINNING NO: PZ8701/LPRB
WINNER: NO11
  
ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:
UNITED KINGDOM
DEAR WINNER,
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU
THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORLD LOTTERY (MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO
PROGRAMME) CONDUCTED ON: 1ST OF NOV 2012
YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO THIS YEAR’S
MSWLL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER 7741137008, DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS (7-41-20-41-59,)
AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE
BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF £GBP 1,000,000 (GBP ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH
POUNDS STERLING) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: WLP/HS 879431725/12,
WHICH  IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF £ 25,000,000 GBP, SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY
-FIVE (25) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE A COMPUTER BALLOTING SYSTEM
THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES,
3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE,
MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS
PROGRAMME, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORLD USERS
ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS
WORLDWIDE. 
YOUR FUND HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: WLP/HS 879431725/12 AND WILL BE
READY FOR DELIVERY AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT: MR ALEXANDER POYI .
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS
OFFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL OR
TELEPHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
CALL HIM TO CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL, AS
HE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. AS
PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE
MSW/AUG/ZKV/2012, TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM.
 
CONTACT  YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OFFICER IN UNITED KINGDOM.
NAME: MR ALEXANDER POYI
EMAIL: alexander_poyi1970@yahoo.co.jp
CONTACT NO:+447031984361
 
 
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE
AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF MSW/AUG/ZKV/2012 IN ALL
CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. DO NOT REPLY ANY OTHER MAILS LIKE
THIS ON NET, AS THERE ARE A LOT OF SCAM ARTIST OUT THERE PRETENDING TO BE US.
YOU MAY SEE MAILS LIKE THIS DO NOT REPLY. DO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER,
MR ALEXANDER POYI.  YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS AND AS WELL LET
YOU KNOW THE COUNTRIES OF THE PAYING CENTRES AND ALSO TO ENABLE THE OFFICE
PROCEED WITH YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE AND FILE KEEPING.
        
CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING
PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE
TO ALL THE ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.
SINCERELY.
MRS DORA HOOK (COMPANY SECRETARY)
 
                          
                                 
MRS. PATRICIA WILLIAMS
(CO-COORDINTOR).                                  
LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;
MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK,            
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA,          
MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA.
Past winners.
For your prize to be processed, you need to fill up this form and send it to our claim agent in United
Kingdom with the following Email address: alexander_poyi1970@yahoo.co.jp
                                
NAME..........................................................................................................
 
ADDRESS: ………………………………………………………………………
 
NATIONALITY: ...........................................................................................
 
SEX: ……… ……………………………………………………………………...
 
AGE: ............................................................................................................
 
PHONE/MOBILE: ........................................................................................
 
FAX: ............................................................................................................
 
OCCUPATION: ...........................................................................................
 
COMPANY: .................................................................................................
 
SECURITY CODE: ......................................................................................
 
WINNING NO: ..............................................................................................

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