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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +4407021263349
• 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.
  • skynetexpresscourier@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3askynetexpresscourier@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MasterCard /Microsoft INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT" <mastercard2@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: skynetexpresscourier@myway.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:11:57 -0700
Subject: Contact SkyNet Express Courier


MasterCard /Microsoft INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT
Bradford City Centre Branch
7 hustlergate bradford, West Yorkshire
MICROSOFT OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM
DIRECTOR; MR. ASHLEY STEVE.JR

Attn:Winner
Winning No:M/card/456/2008
Ticket No:Mcard/647/2008
Notification Date:14/6/2008

AMOUNT WON: £350,000.00 (Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain
Pounds).
This email address has brought you an unexpected luck,Your e-mail
address was selected and confirmed by our co-sponsor Microsoft
International, through their latest internet software.You are
therefore been approved by MasterCard Int. /Microsoft UK the sum of
£350,000.00 (Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain
Pounds).

CONTACT COURIER SERVICES FOR YOUR DELIVERY.
NAME: Gary Anderson
Email:skynetexpresscourier@myway.com<Email%3Askynetexpresscourier@myway.com>
Phone: # : +44(0)702 126 3349
Fax: # +44(0)701 114 0141
MasterCard / Microsoft Promotion Department
Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with all the claims
requirements below. To avoid unnecessary delay. They
are needed to proceed.

Claims Requirements:
1. Full Name:.....................................
2. Address:.......................................
3. Nationality:...................................
4. Age:.......... Sex..........
5 Date of Birth:.................6.
Occupation:.....................................
7. Phone:................Fax:.....................
8. State of Origin:...........Country:............

PROCEEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.
Choose from payment options and Contact the Claims
Administrator
via email with all your claims requirements well
filled @
skynetexpresscourier@myway.com
(i).Cash Pick Up
(ii).Delivery of Certified Check of £350,000.00 by a
registered
Courier Company.
Secretary,
Mrs.Mercy Hunt
MasterCard / Microsoft Mega Jackpot.
Copyright 2008 Microsoft Inc. All rights reserved

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam