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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "ms-word lotto" (no such lottery exists)
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447024036589 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27731358128 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jameszulufive@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "rsmithza@terra.es" <rsmithza@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:55:40 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PRIZE CLAIM


=20
FROM:DR SMITH REUBEN=20
MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM=20
20 CRAVEN PARK, HARLESDEN,=20
TELEPHONE:+44-702 403 6589=20
LONDON,NW10,ENGLAND,=20
UNITED KINGDOM. =20

CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!=20

DEAR WINNER, MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO IN=
FORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTE=
D IN EUROPE BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT =
LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 1ST MARCH 2008. =20

YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO MSW LL. WITH =
SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND CON=
SEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROV=
ED FOR LUMP SUMS OF =C2=A31,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS) PAYABL=
E IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO:MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE =
MONEY OF =C2=A3 400,000,000,SHARED AMONG THE LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS I=
N FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY. =20

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO MAI=
L THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,0=
00 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE=
, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOT=
IONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORD USERS =
ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORL=
DWIDE. =20
=20
YOUR FUND HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 AND WILL BE RE=
ADY FOR DELIVERY. IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY ONE OF OUR CLAIM AGENT IN =
CHARGE OF YOUR ZONE (MR.JAMES ZULU).=20

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPON DENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS =
OFFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL=
AND PHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT T=
O CALL HIM TO CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL,=
AS HE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRI=
ZE. =20

AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE MSW/FE=
B/XX06 TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM. =20
=20
SOUTH AFRICA PRIZE CLAIM AGENT DETAILS BELOW; =20

NAME: JAMES ZULU.=20
Tel: +27 73 135 8128=20
EMAIL: jameszulufive@yahoo.com=20

ALSO SEND TO HIM YOUR DETAILS BELOW; =20

1.TEL/FAX: =20
2.SEX: =20
3.AGE:=20
4.MARITAL STATUS:=20
5..NAME:=20
6.COUNTRY:
7.ADDRESS:=20
8.OCCUPATION: =20
9.REF NO:=20
10.SECURITY CODE NUMBERS:=20
11.LUCKY NUMBERS:=20
12.SERIAL NUMBER: =20

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NO=
T CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND DON=
ATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA. NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES,=
PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURIT=
Y CODE OF MSW/FEB/XX06 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER.=20

DO NOT REPLY ANY OTHER MAILS LIKE THIS ON NET, AS THEY ARE A LOT OF SCAM AR=
TIST OUT THERE PRETENDING TO BE US. KINDLY CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER MR.=
JAMES ZULU. AT ONCE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS TO ENABLE THE=
OFFICE PROCEED WITH YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE AND FILE KEEPING. =20

CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOF=
T COOPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCK Y WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART=
OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO B=
ILL GATE OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND =
THE WORLD. =20
YOURS FAITHFULLY, =20
DR REUBEN SMITH.=20
MICROSOFT PROMOTION TEAM
VICE PRESIDENT =20





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