419 scam: Mike Owen <info44@service921.onmicrosoft.com> Congratulations

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- ",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)
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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nnokiapromo555@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Owen <info44@service921.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <nnokiapromo555@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 03:32:07 +0100
Subject: Congratulations

Dear-Winner,
Nokia National Lottery Draw is giving out Millions of Dollars despite the =
World economic distress ,in a bid to win back the confidence and trust of t=
heir valuable customers like you and to relaunch back into the world market=
as No1 Leading Mobile Phone Producers.
This Nokia National Lottery Draw was organised to archive this objective a=
nd to reward all our precious customers for their persistence and consisten=
ce for believing in Nokia,so your Email Address was among the lucky winning=
Email Addresses that was randomly selected across the world.
Your email has just won the sum of ($2,000,000.00(Two Million U$D) in cash=
credited to a file in the just concluded Nokia National Lottery Draw. =

Your e-mail address attached to: Winning Numbers 12-10-31-29, File Number:=
NWP398728. =

You would be provided with an online account in which your fund will be cr=
edited and then you can log on to any computer anywhere in the world and tr=
ansfer the fund to your desired bank account.
Please do furnish us with the under listed informations,for verification o=
f your identity and please state your Winning Numbers/File Numbers for auth=
entication.
To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to o=
ur Foreign Service Manager immediately via email.
REPLY ONLY TO THIS EMAIL: nnokiapromo555@gmail.com
You are to keep all your winning informations away from the general public=
until the said fund has been transferred into your personal account
. =

(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
Thanks for your patronage and we wait to hear from you soon.
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM =

1. Full Names: =

2. Address: =

3. Sex: =

4. Age: =

5. Mobile Number: =

6. Occupation: =

7. State:
8,Country:
9,Email:
Congratulations once again on your Winnings!!!
=

Yours Faithfully,
Maxwell Owen =

+39 3201195027

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