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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.
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: MRS QUEENDALINE ALLEN <mrs_queen_claimsagentlottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:06:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR WINNINGS.
CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR WINNINGS.
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
(Customer Services)
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
ATTENTION Sir/Madam
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the Microsoft Award online Sweepstakes International program.
I am happy to inform you that your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque have been fowarded to the courier company.
You are hereby adviced to contact the courier company via the email address below.
Find below the details of the courier company.
Frontier_Forwardingservices1
ADDRESS: Victoria House 144-146 Beddington
Lane Croydon CR0 4TD Belgium
NAME: MR. DAMIEN DUFF (Dispatch officer)
EMAIL:frontier_forwardingservices1@yahoo.co.uk
TEL+447024079402
:+44-870-490-6717
You are hereby advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address and request for their courier cost to send your winnings to you.
When contacting them,you are to include this Ref number and your Winning amount as your subject.
Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.
Ref: BTD/968/05
Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers,direct phone number and your Winning amount in your category so that they can honour your letter.
Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.
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 yearly Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft Promotion Team
NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before seven (10) working days from date
of notification will indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
his/her winnings.
__________________________________________________
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
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