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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")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",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 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.
  • robertanderson111@hotmail.com
  • robert-anderson10@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft Promotion Team" <Thomas-Dco-Grace@microsoft.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:52:12 +1200
Subject: Re: Winner No:05

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref:MSW-L/327015002/07
Batch Number:2007 July #414


Dear Winner,

The Board of Directors of Microsoft Worldwide Co-operation Management
announces to you as 1 of our 30 lucky winners of this
Year's draw held on 12th of December 2007. All 30 winning Email Addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 786,000
international emails world-wide.

And your email address emerged alongside with 29 others as the Third
category winner.Consequently you have therefore been
approved for a total pay out of US$1,000,000:00 (One Million United States
Dollars) only.The following particulars are attached to
your lottery payment order.

(i) Ref:MSW-L/327015002/07
(ii) Batch Number:2007 July#414
(iii)Ticked Number:214-056-278
(iv) Serial Number:s/n-01025
(v) Lucky Numbers: 724-595-62-07-45
(vi) Security Code MSW/JUN/SS07

Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are
to make contact with your designated agent who shall by
duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.
To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent.



Mr.Robert Anderson
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: robertanderson111@hotmail.com
Email: robert-anderson10@excite.com

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

Paymant Processing Form:

1. Full Names:
2. Postal Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Occupation:
7. Phone/Fax:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Current Email Address:

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1.All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.

2.Your Ref number must be in all your emails with the Foreign Service
Manager.

3.Do inform the Foreign Service Manager of any change of names oraddresses.

4.Please do not reply to this email.Contact your fiduciary agent.

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Microsoft Corporation World Lottery is registered with The Gaming Board of
the United Kingdom under Schedule
1A to the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976,as amended (Lot
150/1837/2).Thank you for being part of this promotional award
program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish
you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Grace Thomas
Microsoft Promotion Team
Copyright (c) 1991-2007.

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