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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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +4407011150405
• 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.
  • contact_lotteryofficer22@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Micro Lotto" <magret-spencer@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:27:26 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION

 

OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENTS
PROMOTION 2006

20 Howard Barking London, 7UA11G

UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer's Service Center)

Promoter: Microsoft®
Draw 1008 14th Dec. 2006

 

RESULT CONFIRMATION MLTT/MTU/2005ETN FOR REF. NUMBER MCS/231OXI/04

.

 

This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of £850,000.00 ( Eight Hundred and fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) International programs held on the 30th of November 2006 in the London Uk.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Microsoft Promotion is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 5224652456UT with serial number 5388/02, batch number 12L/2005/04, lottery ref number  NUMBER MCS/231OXI/04 and drew lucky numbers  06 - 13 - 17 - 23 -32 - 43  bonus ball  49  which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

Apparently, 10 individual email addresses were selected to recieved from a total cash prize of 8.5 million pounds. You have therefore been approved for the total sum of 850,000 (eight hundredand fifty thousand pounds) in cash credited to file MLTT/MTU/2005ETN.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Mr. MIKE ANDERSON,
20 Howard Barking London, 7UA11G
United Kingdom
Email: contact_lotteryofficer22@yahoo.co.uk

Tel : +44(0)7011150405

Fax : +44(0)7092867563

Time to call(10am to 5pm london time GMT)

contact him, please provide him with your batch number Batch: 12L/2005/04,and your reference number Ref: BTL/491OXI/04.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

CLAIM REQUIREMENT

1. BENEFICIARY NAMES-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      & 

2. ADDRESS IN FULL _--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      

3.NATIONALITY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   

4. AGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  p; 

5. SEX---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.OCCUPATION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ;

7. PHONE/FAX -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     ; 

8.EMAIL ADDRESS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------        &nbbsp;                       

9.NEXT OF KIN -----------------------------------------------------------           &                                                  

     

 

   If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this notification,your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT)pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

NOTE: ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.

Remember, all winning in this Third category must be claimed not later than 25th of December 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent. Congratulations once more.

Faithfully,

 

Magret Spencer, Mrs.

 

Zone Co-ordinator.

 

Copyright © 2006 Microsoft Promotions . All rights reserved  

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