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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: "Microsoft Corp" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <microsoftcompany@email.ua>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:03:09 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! MICROSOFT AOL ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION

Microsoft Award Team
Microsoft London (Cardinal Place) 100 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL.

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION

Dear Our Esteem Winner,

We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of our winners selected at the last quarter of the year 2013 Microsoft/Nokia/Aol Online award promotion. Microsoft & AOL in conjunction with Nokia Cell phone are currently running a beta test and for this had set out £450,000,000.00GBP for these winners. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft Windows and use of Global system for mobile (GSM). Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to the Microsoft Windows. We wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report Test conducted for all on line winners.

A winning check/chegue will be issued in your name by Microsoft Corporation board or the fund transferred to your account. You have therefore won the entire sum of £1,000,000.00 {One Million Great British Pounds} with winning lucky number: KPC/9030108308/03. A certificate of prize claims will be sent to you as soon as your claim agent receives your personal details. Therefore, you are mandated to contact your claim agent immediately with the below needed information.To file for your claim, please contact our Claiming Agent immediately.
Name: Mr. Wilson More
Tel :+44-793-742-3204
Fax:+44-844-774-5715
Email: microsoftcompany@email.ua
FILL THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM BELLOW.
Section
**Personal
Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender:
Occupation
Address:

City/State/Province:
Country:
Section B
**Winning Information
Winning tile number/Email
Telephone. Nos.
Amount won (in figure)
Amount won (in words)
Section C
**Internet
Personal Contact email address(s)
Telephone Numbers.

Internet connection Home Work Public

MODE OF PRIZE REMITTANCE.
(1)Telegraphic wire Transfer T/T (Account to Account transfer).
(2)Courier Delivery Of your bank certified Winning Cheque/Check and other Winning Documents safely to you.

You are strongly advised to keep your winnings details strictly confidential until you claim your prize. Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the interactive Lotteries board Commission. Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his Associates. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this year.

Note: You have One week from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you may forfeit your winnings. In compliance with the sponsoring bodies’, you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund, not lower than 5-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organisation.
Thank you for being part of our commemorative year 2013 Microsoft Online Promotion Anniversary Draws. NOTE : DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO; KINDLY CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS?

Mrs. Linda Rose Microsoft Promotion Team Vice President

Copyright ©2013 Microsoft Corporation all Rights Reserved

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