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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 MICROSOFT LOTTERY OFFICE UK <colaclaimsagent@gmail.com>
Reply-To: onlinegoodluck@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:30:24 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOU HAVE WON.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
IMMEDIATELY



Dear Our Esteem Winner,

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Microsoft Co-operation Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you
that today 21st November 2013 that you are a winner of our End of the
yearly annual MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY conducted in United State being
the host of the event for this present year MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING
PROGRAM held on the, 20th October, 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 GBP£1, 999.999.97 One Million Nine Hundred
and Ninety Nine, Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Pounds Ninety Seven
Sterling payable in cash credited to file Reference No:
MSNW-L/327015002/13.


All participants where 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:
MSMW-L/327015002/13 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 Sir Brown Peters, Foreign Service
Manager, London United Kingdom,


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) Occupation / Age
6) Sex
7) Next of kin
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/JULY/SS07 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 thank 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: Sir Brown Peters
Position: Foreign Service Manager, London United Kingdom
Tel: +447031747666
Fax: +448715033182
Email: awardnotificationuk@ovi.com

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


Signed By Dr. A. W. George]
Director.

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