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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "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.
- +27738897411 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: robinson cooper <robinsoncooper01@web.de>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:59:46 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

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FROM THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFTCOORDINATOR {MICROSOFT GLOBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY}*
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LONDON,NW10,ENGLAND,UNITED KINGDOM
FILE REF:HL/8121/31/11/MICS
BATCH: MC44/707/3PDH /EU*<o:p></o:p>

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OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:<o:p></o:p>

ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER:<o:p></o:p>

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It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.)held on the 20th of February 2008,in United kingdom.<o:p></o:p>

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Wherein your *electronic* email address emerged as one of the online <o:p></o:p>

winning *emails* in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of Pounds£1, 000,000.00 (One Million British Pounds only) which your file falls in our South African Claim office in Johannesburg<o:p></o:p>

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Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:<o:p></o:p>

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CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES<o:p></o:p>

1st. 2 GB£1,000,000.00 each<o:p></o:p>

2nd. 8 GB£800,000.00 each<o:p></o:p>

3rd. 13 GB£470,000.00 each<o:p></o:p>

4th. 27 GB£170,000.00 each<o:p></o:p>

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We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.<o:p></o:p>

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It is important to note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.<o:p></o:p>

(1) Award numbers: NL 62/7811*
*(2) Email ticket numbers: N*L901*/33/65*
*(3) Batch numbers: MC44/707/3PDH /EU*
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/8121/31/11/MICS*<o:p></o:p>

{5} Serial Numbers:McST/030/NL0981<o:p></o:p>

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For verification purpose be sure to include:<o:p></o:p>

(1) Your mailing address.*
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.*<o:p></o:p>

(3) Your Nationality/Country.<o:p></o:p>

{4}Your Full Names<o:p></o:p>

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To file for your claim, Please contact your *Validating* Officer for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the above particulars*
of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agent in South Africa validate your winning*<o:p></o:p>

CONTACT:*
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*FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER*
NAME MR.SIFISO KHUMALO*<o:p></o:p>

MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (RSA)*
TEL: +27-73-889-7411
E-mail:(sifisokhumaloz@yaoo.com)*<o:p></o:p>

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The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates: and a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies. The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.*<o:p></o:p>

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Once again on behalf of all our staff,<o:p></o:p>

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CONGRATULATIONS!<o:p></o:p>

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*Yours faithfully,<o:p></o:p>*

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*Mr. Robinson Cooper<o:p></o:p>*

*MICROSOFT E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION COORDINATOR. <o:p></o:p>*

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