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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:

• 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.
  • +447907945557
• 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.
  • georgemoorclaimsdesk1@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY <mjwin_57@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <georgemoorclaimsdesk1@mail.md>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:40:20 -0400
Subject: MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY-You Are A Winner.....(Contact Your
Claims Agent)



MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOTUNITED KINGDOM. LONDON.MICROSOFT HOUSE, LONDON.Director: MR. donald newtonREF/Identification Numbers: M154S/WL07.Winning Numbers: 8465207Serial Number:007 ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION. MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT UNITED KINGDOM. Today, we announce the 14th lucky winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 27th Aug, 2007.Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to the ChipNumber:8465207,won in the sixth lottery category 007. Youremail address has brought you an unexpected luck, please read throughthis message. You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay outof £5,500,000.00, FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDPOUNDS. Equivalent to, ($10,064,000 USD), Ten Million, sixty fourthousand US Dollars. In cash Credited to file REF NO: M154S/WL07. AndMICRO(LOTTERY) CHIP NO:8465207, you are the sixth lucky winner of thetotal winners of 10.You all won £5.5, million Pounds each. All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft computerballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part ofInternational "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use ofELECTRONIC MAILS (E-MAILS) all over the World, and to promote the useof Microsoft Office. Your funds (certified Cashiers cheque) have beeninsured with the FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, LONDON, Withyour REF NO: M154S/WL07. To claim your winning prize(£5.5, millionpounds), you must first, contact the claims departmentby email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you.The claims processor is:Name : Mr. George MoorE-mail : georgemoorclaimsdesk1@yahoo.com.hk georgemoorclaimsdesk2@yahoo.com.hkTell : +447907945557 Do email the above email address,at once with allthe claims requirements below. In order to avoid unnecessarydelays and complications. Claims Requirements:1.fullName:..................................................2.Address:....................................................3.Nationality:................................................4.Age:...........Date of Birth:.............................5.Occupation:.................................................6.Phone:...........Phone2:...............Fax:.................7.State of Origin:...............Country:...................8.Sex:.........................................................The above requirements are much more needed toproceed. Be free and fast to send the above details to your claimsprocessor.Sincerely,Mr mark Pittas jr,Secretary.NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact yourclaims processor immediately by email. Be aware and be informed, thatthere will be upfront charges, either for transfer of funds to youraccount or either by transportation (courier) you will be askedto pay for the delivery charges or transfer charges. You will also begiven informations on how to claim your prize; you will begiven the contacts to the offices in charge of the necessarycertificate if necessary.

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