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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447031947136 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045733126 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • microsoftorinnovatoraward@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Microsoft Innovator Award <miauk5@live.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:16:57 +0200
Subject: Anniversary Email Draw.




2NFC5WTZ Microsoft Innovator Award
30 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JD United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E

*Dear Lucky winner,

MICROSOFT PRESENTS HILL TEAM WITH INNOVATOR AWARD

This is to inform you that your email has won a consultations prize of the Microsoft year anniversary Corporation EMAIL DRAW held June 28, 2008. Your email has won you £500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterlings). To claim your prize, you are advised to contact your Fiduciary Agent Mr. Right Philip with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

======================================================
Name (in Full):
Country:
Address:
Direct Telephone No:
Age:
Occupation/position:
======================================================

Contact your Fiduciary Agent via email immediately within 24hrs. You are obliged to donate 10% of your winning to any listed charity organization in Africa.

Name: Mr. Right Philip
Tel: + 44 70457 33126/70319 45552/70319 46288
Fax: + 447031947136/7031947354
Email: microsoftorinnovatoraward@gmail.com [mailto:microsoftorinnovatoraward@gmail.com]


Sincerely,

Mr. Williams Nelson James

Microsoft Promotion Team

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