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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +4407045705664
• 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.
  • dr_crocklerweels04@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT XP WINDOWS <eaas_lott17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr_crocklerweels04@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:19:53 -0500
Subject: Ms-Batch:Mcs/989/989/#34







Microsoft Promotion Award Team20 Craven Park, Harlesden London N W10 United Kingdom
Ref: Mcs/968/678/123/#9Batch:Mcs/989/989/#34









MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION.


The prestigious Microsoft and Aol has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the new year 2007 anniversary, we rolled out over 4,500,000.00 (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) for our end of year the Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.


You have been approved for lump sums pay out of £450,000.00 GBP in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. Selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.


The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.

Your fund (Certified Cashiers Cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize to you.


DR. CROCKLER WEELS.
Microsoft Promotion Awaard Team.
Phone # : +44 (0) 704 570 5664 +44 (0) 704 570 5666Fax # : +44 (0) 704 570 7823
Email:customer.services@ms-incorporations.net
Alternate E-mail:dr_crocklerweels04@yahoo.co.uk










You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:



VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.COMPANY NAME
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10.STATE: 11.COUNTRY:
12.NEXT OF KIN:
13.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:
14.AMOUNT WON:




Sincerely,
Md Bryan Mcdonald

ONLINE COORDINATOR.
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You are not to reply to this mail directly, contact the claims Department to avoid delays.
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