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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. Asia Pacific" <dw35se3@jmg882.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <rev.peter2015@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:46:56 +0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?QQQ_MICROSOFT_ASIA-PACIFIC_ONLINE_OFFICE_CORP=2E=E0=B8=89?=


MICROSOFT ASIA-PACIFIC ONLINE OFFICE CORP.=A9 CODE NUMBER: Microsoft/244363=
8394/YMHG TICKET NO: Microsoft/2119383856/YMHG WINNING NUMBER: Microsoft/77=
112131512/YMHG Dear Lucky winner: Ref No: Microsoft/77112131512/YMHG Micros=
oft Asia Pacific Online Corp. wishes to inform you that your e-mail account=
have been selected and therefore has made you one of our winners in the MI=
CROSOFT ASIA-PACIFIC E-MAIL ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES PROMO. MICROSOFT WINDOWS col=
lects all the email addresses of the people who are active online; among th=
e people who subscribed also to Hotmail, Msn, Aol, Gmail Yahoo & other Micr=
osoft Webmail, we only select five people every year as our winners through=
an electronic balloting system without the winner applying. This comes as =
a result of your constant use of our online and ancillary services. In case=
you still have doubts arising from the angle of how you got selected, note=
that the selection process was carried out through an electronic email bal=
lot system where millions of email addresses where drawn from worldwide web=
email directories from which you have emerged as one of our lucky winners.=
Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be activ=
e and patronage to the Microsoft Windows/Online Office. We wish to formally=
announce to you that you have successfully pass the requirements, statutor=
y obligations, verification's, validations and satisfactory report Test con=
ducted for all online winners. A winning Check (Cheque) of $1,000,000 US DO=
LLAR has been issued in your name by the Microsoft Asia Pacific Promotion A=
ward Team, and also a certificate of prize claims, Certificate of Origin of=
Funds, Letter of Invitation to our office will be sent alongside your winn=
ing Cheque. Information's required from you are part of our precautionary m=
easure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To c=
laim your won prize, please contact the Microsoft Asia Pacific Award claims=
Cordinator (Mr. Martin George) neatly filling the Verification form below.=
______________________________________ Mr Martin George, Microsoft Asia-Pa=
cific Award Cordinator: E-mail: mr.martin.g2001@gmail.com _________________=
________________________ VERIFICATION FORM First Name: Last Name: Residenti=
al Address: Telephone/ Mobile: Fax Number: Nationality/Country: Date Of Bir=
th (dd/mm/yr): Sex: Occupation/Position Held: Marital Status: Amount Won: A=
lternate Email: Ever Won An Online Lottery Before? Yes/No We congratulate y=
ou for being one of the selected winners, and we also felicitate with you a=
nd your family. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of =
the Internet Microsoft Windows. Thanks & Regards Paulson Albert. Chairman, =
Organizing Committee Microsoft Asia Pacific Promotion Award Team.=A9 ------=
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-------------------------------------- Verified By Yahoo, Gmail, Msn, Hotma=
il! -----------------------------------------------------------------------=
------------------------------------------------- BE WARNED: Do not reply i=
f you are NOT the owner of this winning email address. Microsoft Corp. is w=
orth over US$407 Billion with over 50,000 workers worldwide making it the b=
est and most successful corporation around the globe.

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