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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27785645404 (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.
  • desmondub@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ondub@hotmail.com
  • 5fmond5@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT NOTIFICATION <desmondub@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:56:32 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


(South African Flag) MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD FROM: THE DE=
SK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD D=
EPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southa=
mpton Row, Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR. REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/=
200-26937BATCH NO: 2008JUNTL#22WINNER NO: 7 ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING=
NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM *DEAR WINNER,*** M=
ICROSOFT CO-OPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT =
YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORLD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN SOUTH A=
FRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO=
WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 6TH JUNE 2008. ** *YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS =
OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO** **MSWLL. **WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168=
DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE F=
IRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR PRIZE SUMS OF =
US$1,000.000.00** (US$ ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)** PAYABLE IN CAS=
H/CHEQUE CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE=
MONEY OF US$ 25,000.000.00, SHARED AMONG THE **TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY **I=
NTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY.*** *ALL PARTICIPANTS WE=
RE SELECTED FROM **WORLDWIDE WEBSITES **ESPECIALLY **YAHOO EMAIL THROUGH O=
UR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES F=
ROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, MIDDLE =
EAST, AFRICA )AND , AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "**E-MAIL**" PROMOTIONS PROGR=
AM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT **MS -WORD** USERS ALL O=
VER THE WORLD, **AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDW=
IDE. ***** *YOUR FUND HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 A=
ND IS READY FOR TRANSFER. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGEN=
T IN SOUTH AFRICA** **(MR.DESMOND DUBE )**.** WITH CONTACT DETAILS BELOW,Y=
OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS O=
FFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT OUR PAYING BANKS VIA EMAIL OR=
TELEPHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CA=
LL & CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.*** *AS PART OF =
OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE **MSW/JUNE/XX08*=
* TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT. ***** ******* *CONTACT OUR PAYING BANK THROUGH YOUR=
CLAIMS AGENT FOR THE PROCESS OF YOUR PRIZE FUND . **** * *NAME: MR.DESMON=
D DUBE***TEL+27 78 564 5404**** *EMAIL: desmondub@hotmail.com [mailto:desm=
ondub@hotmail.com]*****EMAIL: d=5Fmond5@hotmail.com [mailto:d=5Fmond5@hotmail.=
com]*** *******REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIB=
LE.** **ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE SIX WEEKS,IT WILL BE RETURNED A=
S UNCLAIMED AND DONATE TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA OR EUROPE.*** *NO=
TE:** IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE =
AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF **MSW/JUNE/XX08 IN ALL CORRESP=
ONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIM AGENT.** DO CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT MR. CLEMENT =
DUBE IN **SOUTH AFRICA . AT ONCE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS=
TO ENABLE THE AGENT PROCEED WITH YOUR WINNING PROCESS AND RELEASE YOUR DE=
TAILS TO OUR PAYING BANK.*** **** *CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENT=
IRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION TO ALL OUR **LUCKY** WI=
NNERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR S=
PECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE **TO /BILL GATE OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOC=
IATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD/. ***** *YOURS SINCERELY, **=
MRS.CARO SIMTH.**(The FIFA World CupTM Trophy)(The FIFA World CupTM Trophy=
)(The FIFA World CupTM Trophy)** * (Abraham, Vicki) (Savery, Ald=
win) ** *Mrs. **Basheera** Abubakar ** MRS CARO SMITH (Co-coordinator). (S=
ecretary)* * **LOTTERY SPONSORS**: **CHIEF SPONSORS;* */MICROSOFT CORPORAT=
ION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA, /**/MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICRO=
SOFT CORPORATION ASIA/**/./* *//* */Past winners./**//* */ (You must be 16=
or over to play or claim a prize) (South African Flag) /*


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