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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447024028199 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: 2008 MICROSOFT NATIONAL <linda_angel_11201@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: w_orlando112@live.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:38:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 2008 MICRO SOFT NATIONAL LOTTERY



MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Microsoft Corporation
#1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052.
PHONE:+44-702-402-8199







WINNING NOTIFICATION????

We are pleased to announce to you as one of the 5 lucky winners of the MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM National Lottery draws held for January 10th 2008.All five winners Email Address were randomly selected from a batch of 10,000,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 4 others as a category 2 winner in this year's weekly MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM National Lottery .Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 500,000.00(Five hundred and thousand pounds) only. The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 47-14-34-85-67-32

(ii) email ticket number: FL 754/22/76

(iii) lotto code number: FL09622UK

(iv) Ref number: FL/04/836207147/UK

Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
Tel:+44-702-4028-199
Fax Number:+44-703-1894-439
Note: Please quote your reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer. Winners must send their Data or fill the data's below and send to their claims officer: Mr. Williams Orlando

1.NAME:………………………………………………………………
2.ADDRESS:……………………………………………………………
3.SEX:………………………………………………………………..
4.AGE:…………………………………………………………………….
5.MARITAL STATUS:…………………………………………………..
6. OCCUPATION:………………………………………………………….
7.DO YOU HAVE A DRIVEN LICENSE............. (Identification on transfer)
8. ANNUALIN COME..............PASSPORT............
9.E-MAIL..............................................................
10. TELEPHONE NUMBER: .........
11.LOTTO NUMBER: B.DRAWNUMBER:
12.TICKETNUMBER:
13.SERIAL NUMBER:
14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:.....
15. AMOUNT WON:
16.STATE:......
17. COUNTRY .....To avoid unnecessary delays and complications.

We once again say,
accept our hearty congratulations,
MICROSOFT PROMOTION
UNITED KINGDOM .
Microsoft promotion 2008



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