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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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.
  • +447031923687 (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.
  • bishopmichael02@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • benjohnson161@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ukmst lott" <ukmstlott6@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:51:20 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOUR EMAIL HAS WON!!!


CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOU HAVE WON THE MICROSOFT LOTTERY INSURRECTION TO
READ THIS MESSAGE CLICK ON OPEN MESSAGE ABOVE OR REPLY TO Email

bishopmichael02@hotmail.com
<http://us.mc630.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=benjohnson161@yahoo.com>

Microsoft Award Team
50 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref: UKNL-L/200-26937
Batch: 2005MJL-01

*CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!*


ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER:

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 and Alo in
conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software
products,(F.P.S.)held on the 2008,in United kingdom.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you
will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet
companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the
most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta
test.
Wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the online winning
emails in the 1st category and as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw.
You have therefore won the entire winning sum of *£1,500,000.00 (One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds)* Which your file falls in
our United
Kingdom Claim office in London City

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.

It is important to note that your award information was released with the
following particulars attached to it.

** *(1) Award numbers: 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)

(2) Email ticket numbers: 20511465463-7644

(3) Batch numbers: 2005MJL-01

(4) The file reference numbers: UKNL-L/200-26937

{5} Serial Numbers: S/N-00168*
* FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSE BE SURE TO INCLUDE:*
(1) Your Tel/Fax numbers ...............................
(2) Your Nationality/Country .............................
(3) Date of Birth:............................................
(4) Address:....................................................
(5.) Occupation:...............................................
(6.) Phone: .......................................................
(7.) Mobile: .......................................................
(8) Fax: ............................................................
{9}Your Full Names ..........................................
(10)Sex:.............................................................
(11) Award numbers: .........................................
(12) Email ticket numbers:..................................
(13) Batch numbers: ...........................................
(14) The file reference numbers: ...........................
{15} Serial
Numbers............................................................
(16) Your mailing address ....................................
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 London validate your winning

*AGENT CONTACT: INFORMATION*

*******************************************************************
*NAME OF COURIER FIRM: GRAPHIC TRUST DELIVERY SERVICES
OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London,WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom.*

*Email:* bishopmichael02@hotmail.com

*Tel: +44 703 192 3687
Contact Person: Call Mr. Bishop Michael*

********************************************************************
The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
CEO/Chairman, and a consortium of software promotion companies. The
Intel Group,
Bill Gates: 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. In compliance with the sponsoring bodies, you are to
make a remittance of a part of your won fund, not lower than 10-percent,
after receiving your allocation to a charity organization

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

we say congratulation and thanks for being part of our Promotions
program.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Lillian Diana.
Microsoft Online Promotions.
Online Co-coordinator for Microsoft Award Team
**
**
*N.B*.This is a computer-generated message. Please do not reply to this
mail since we will be unable to answer. Contact your Claims Manager by
Email or Phone immediately

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