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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (4 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft Promotion" <awardwinning_notification@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:36:05 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

                                    WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Micrsoft and aol  has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary we rolled out over £2,000.000.00 (Two million Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers. Bill Gates is sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

 

 Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £100,000.00 (one Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) already issued in a cheque as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £100,000.00 (one Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1st of December 2005. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

 

Please be informed by this winning notification,to claim your winning cheque,you are to
 make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your winning cheque.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Sir Peter Parker

Microsoft Promotion Award Team

Email: peterparker676@k.ro

+447031850030

 

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications with your Name (in Full), Country, Ticket Number, Batch Number, Serial
Number and Lucky Numbers as indicated in this winning Notification.

Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

 

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the
best of luck as you spend your good fortune.Thank you for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft Promotion Team
NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before seven (21) working days from date
of notification will indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
his/her winnings

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