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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "yahoo/msn lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • +447045727086 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Yahoo/Msn Windows Dept <zonal_verification_claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:55:23 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM






Dear Lucky Winner,

Your email has been received.We the entire staff of Yahoo/Msn Lottery congratulates you once again for being one of our lucky winners in this year lottery promotion stake. You are expected to process your claim. Please attached here is the claim verification and funds release form.

You are expected to fill and submit it back to me immediately via email, because you did not believed you are the winner of the 500,000 pounds been awarded to you and you are kindly to start the process of claiming your winning prize form this organization or you stand the chance of loosing the winning prize been awarded to you.Once again congratulations


VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.NUMBER OF CHILDREN:_______________________

7. NEXT OF KIN:_______________________

8.OCCUPATION:___________________

9. COMPANY NAME:____________________

10.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

12. WINNING NUMBERS:____________________ B. BATCH NUMBER:______________

13.REFF NUMBER:___________________

14.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

15. STATE:__________________________________

16. COUNTRY:_______________________________

17. NATIONALITY:___________________________

18. HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:________________________________

29 ANNUAL INCOME....................................................

Warm Regards,
Mr. Rechard Mark
Tell: +44 70457 27086.
(EVENTS MANAGER) Windows Microsoft Lottery Officer.




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