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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • benelux@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Microsoft Promotion <mspro0043@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:27:28 -0500
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION



MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY
PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 15-89, 28008 MADRID SPAIN

REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH NO: LC/5291-9011



ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: ESPANA

DEAR WINNER,

MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORLD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN EUROPE BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 14th.April 2007


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO APRIL MSWLL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKYNUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUM OF $815,510.00( EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 IN THE 1ST CATEGORY.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO AND HOTMAIL LIST OF ADDRESSES THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM NAMES & COMPANIES. THIS POMOTION IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORLD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.

YOUR FUNDS IS DEPOSITED WITH THE PAYING BANK AND 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 (BENELUX AGENCY ). YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER.

PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT DR PEDRO RODRIGUEZ,VIA EMAIL AND PHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL THE SANTALUCIA SECURITIES S.A TO CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL, AS THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE 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.

Department.Benelux agency B.A
Avda. Alberto Aguilera 54-65 28015 Madrid, Spain
Contact person Dr PEDRO RODRIGUEZ.
Tel 00 34-663-712-380 OR 011 34-663-712-380.
E-mail: benelux@representative.com
Telephone lines are open between the hours of
8:00am-19:30pm.Monday -Saturday
Foreign Operation

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE 24th OF MAY WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED .

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY AND INSURANCE CODE OF MSW/FEB/XX06 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER.


CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT COOPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM.

OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OUR SPONSORS FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.

SINCERELY,
Mrs. Sabina Aberto
(Co-coordinator).
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