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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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Fraud email example:

From: DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM <y.award1@london.com>
Reply-To: profdallasowen1001@london.com
Date: 29 Jun 2013 22:30:09 -0000
Subject: Congratulations! You have won.


FROM THE DESK OF E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM
Ref number==YM35447XN
Batch number===YM 09102XN
Winning number===YM09788

MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM

Dear.

Microsoft Co-operation Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you today 30th of June 2013 that you are a winner of our annual MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY conducted in London being the host of the event for this present year MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAM held on the 1st of February 2013. Your email address was attached to ticket number 214-056-278 with serial number s/n-01025 and drew the lucky numbers 724-595-62-07-45 and consequently won in the 1st category. As a result of this, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP1, 000.000.00 payable in cash credited to file Reference No: MSW-L/327015002/09.

This is from total prize money of GBP10, 000.000.00 (Ten Million British Pounds) shared among ten lucky international winners in this category. All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from a collation of frequent internet users all over the world from America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, as part of International Email Promotions Program, which is conducted annually to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide. Your fund (Cashier's cheque) has been insured with your Reference No: MSW-L/327015002/09 and will be ready for delivery but in order for your cheque to be issued and insured in your name and for you to begin your claim you are urgently required to provide the following information through email to Prof Dallas Owen, Foreign Service Manager, London United Kingdom, Email profdallasowen1001@london.com

Kindly send the following information to your claim agent to facilitate the release of your fund,
1) Your full names
2) Your full home / office address
3) Nationality
4) Direct Land/Mobile phone/fax numbers
5) Email Address
6) Occupation / Age
7) Sex
8) Amount won
9) Lottery date

Please note that above detailed information will be absolutely necessary for the processing of your payment cheques, drafts or wire transfers. Also this winning is valid for THREE WEEKS and failure to issue claims after this period will automatically void your payment. Remember to quote your ticket number, serial number and lucky number in your future correspondence and most importantly as part of our security protocol you are to quote this security code MSW/JUN/SS06 to the Foreign Service Manager, this is to prevent scam.

Congratulations once again from the entire management and staff of Microsoft Corporation to all our lucky winners this year and thanks you for being part of this Promotional lottery Program. Our special thanks and gratitude goes to Bill Gates of Microsoft and all his associates for alleviating poverty around the world through this promotion.

Contact No: Foreign Transfer Agent
UNITED KINGDOM MICROSOFT AWARD REPRESENTATIVE AGENT LONDON
Contact Person: Prof, Dallas Owen
Position: Foreign Service Manager, London United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 703 174 9741
Fax: + 44 701 005 9623
Email: profdallasowen1001@london.com

Congratulations!! Once Again.
British Microsoft Award Secretary
Prof Dallas Owen





(N B) You are hereby advised not to disclose the content of this Prize Award until your money have been remitted to you re account to avoid disqualification that will arise from dual claim.

Signed By Dr. A. W. George




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