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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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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31610698963 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • macomglobal@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • macomglobal@mrlottery.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • macomglobal@telkom.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: micro soft <micro@soft8.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:10:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?PUBLICATION_=C2=A0OF_TOSHIBA-MICROS?=
=?UTF-8?Q?OFT_INTERNET_PROMOTION_LOTTERY.?=


PUBLICATION OF TOSHIBA-MICROSOFT INTERNET PROMOTION LOTTERY.
66B HEMENSTRAAT NOORDHILL,
1085KJ AMSTERDAM ZUIDWEST,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
S.C.F.N; ADS/57845216/GWK.
BATCH: UAD/2986542754/ADJ.
TEL: +31-610-698-963.
ATTN: CEO
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Internet compensation promotion programs held on the 3rd of October, 2006 and it’s aimed at compensating frequent internet explorers in all over the world. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number; JJE231000015478 with serial numbers JC245GM457825, batch number UAD/2986542754/ADJ, lottery reference number 4524121100MM and drew from lucky numbers 6857-2356-1002-5784-9856 which consequently won in the 3rd category. you are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only by the Toshiba-Microsoft International Company, payable in cash credited to security file numbers; ADS/57845216/GWK at the Authorise Payment Bank.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep your winning information’s confidential until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you in cash or into your provided bank account as the authorized legal beneficiary. This is part of our security protocols to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. TOSHIBA-MICROSOFT EXPLORATION COMPANY was founded in 1975 and Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. This company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software any time, any place and on any devices. TOSHIBA-MICROSOFT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. We have help people and Businesses by providing affordable, reliable and convenient payment services and software in the world today and we have invested US$2.5b into software, hardware and a simple to use interface and It is a great opportunity to anyone looking to increase sales through email marketing! So you can realize your dream of financial independence.
Note that all winners were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn from over 80,000.00 companies and 400,000.00 personal email addresses from all over the world online of which three (3) where selected at random as winners in different categories. This promotion program takes place every Four Years connected to the Olympic sports organization. This compensational program was promoted and sponsored by William Henry Gates III and His Giant cofounder of the Microsoft Corporation, holds 30.7 percent of its stock making him one of the richest people in the United States and the world in general. He was the marketing and sales strategist behind many of Microsoft's software deals. Their software became the industrialize standard in the early 1980s and has just increased in distribution as the company has grown, Largest software producer in the world (Microsoft) and Mr. Paul Gardner Allen (Shareholder in Microsoft). We hope that you will have the chance of receiving compensation next Four Years as you keep on browsing the net to boost the sales of software materials in all over the world. To make your cliam, please contact our Clearance and financial consultants in the Netherlands:
MRS. NIKKEI VANDITH
FOR DR. POL STEWART (director of operations).
MACOMGLOBAL FINANCIAL INTERNATIONAL BV.
(Clearance and financial consultants)
TEL: +31-610-698-903
Fax: +31-847-301-110
Email: macomglobal@netscape.net
macomglobal@mrlottery.com
macomglobal@telkom.net

Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 3rd of November, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be return to the promotion company. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your Ref. numbers and batch numbers in all your correspondence with the Clearance Authority (MACOMGLOBAL FINANCIAL INTERNATIONAL BV). Furthermore, should there be any change of your contact address or information’s about you, do inform our Legal Representative as soon as possible to avoid disqualification of winnings and any breach of confidentiality on the part of any winners will result to disqualification of winning.
Congratulations from all the members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program and publications.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS.VAN BOER (LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR).
TOSHIBA-MICROSOFT EXPLORATION COMPANY.
66B HEMENSTRAAT NOORDHILL
1085KJ AMSTERDAM ZUIDWEST
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
Remark: We hope your winning will be used for the betterment of mankind and will change the lives of so many people for good and the use of software and hardware in all over the world as you keep on browsing the net to boost the sales of software materials in all over the world.

Anti-fraud resources:

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