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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +34699273971 (Spain, 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.
  • hamelnseguro@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT <mswinners2007@web.de>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:52:53 +0100
Subject: MS PRIZE AWARD NOTICE




*AWARD DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY
**MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD
**E-MAIL PROMOTIONS INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD
UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row Bloomsbury <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place> United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.

**REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH NO: 887-13-865-37-10-83
LUCKY WINNING NUMBERS: 34 48 25 17 03 02**

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Winner,

Microsoft Corporation Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you that you are a winner of our Annual MS-World Lottery conducted in Europe being the host of the event for this present year Mega Jackpot Lotto Winning Program held on 19th January, 2007. Congratulations!!!

Your personal E-Mail Address or Company's E-mail was attached to January MSWLL. With **Serial No. S/N-00168** drew the **lucky numbers 34 48 25 17 03 02** and consequently won in the first lottery categort. You have therefore been approved for lump sum of **(946,924.56 euros) Nine Hindred and Fourty Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty Four Euros, Fifty Six Cents)** payable in or check credited to file **Ref. No. MSW-L/200-26937.** This is from total prize money of 50,000,000 Euros, shared among the Fifty (50) Lucky International Winners in first and second category. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>*

*All participants were selected from Worldwide Websites through our Microsoft Computer Ballot System drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each Continent (Asia, Australia, America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Oceania, as part of International "E-mail” Promotions Program, which is conducted annually for our prominent MS-World users all over the world, and to encourage the use of Internet worldwide.

Your fund is insured with your **Ref. No: MSW-L/200-26937** which will be release after datas verification and clarifications to you by one of our processing Security Company in charge **HAMELN SEGURO S.A.** Your E-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your Claims Officer. <o:p></o:p>*

*Please note that, you are to contact your claim Agent **MR. RICARDO GONZALEZ** via E-mail as we are promoting the use of Internet. Also you have the right to call the **HAMELN SEGURO S.A.** to confirm your winning as the Security Company will provide you with all necessary details on how to claim your prize.

As part of our Security protocol you are to quote this **Security and Insurance Code MSW/FEB/XX06** to your claiming Agent including your full name and address, your contact telephone number and fax to enable easy processing of your prize.

**HAMELN SEGURO S.A.
(FOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENT)
PLAZA DE LAS CORTES 10 MADRID 28014 ESPANA
CONTACT PERSON: SR. **RICARDO GONZALEZ
TEL: +34 699 273 971 FAX: +34 651 472 278
EMAIL:** hamelnseguro@aim.com [mailto:hamelnseguro@aim.com] *<o:p></o:p>

*
**Note: Remember to quote your Ref. and Batch No. and your Security and Insurance code No. in all correspondence with your Claims Officer.

At once you will be asked to provide some details to enable HAMELN SEGURO S.A. proceed with your Winning Certificate and File Keeping.

Congratulations once more from the entire Management and Staff of Microsoft Corporations. Our special thanks and gratitude to MR. BILL GATES of Microsoft and all his Associates for alleviating Poverty round the World. <o:p></o:p>*

*Sincerely,
**MRS. CARO ALBERTO.**
(Online Coordinator).**<o:p></o:p>*



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