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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 mega jackpot lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +447031902554 (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.
  • mr.jeffrobert@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:19:10 +0300
Subject: Good News For You


Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam:
 
Today, we announce the 10 lucky winners of the MICROSOFT LOTTERY
PROGRAM held on 14th September, 2008. Your company or your personal
e-mail address, attached to the Chip Number: 9465206, won in the
Second lottery category. Your email address has brought you an
unexpected luck, please read through this message.You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000 GBP (One Million
Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file
MSW/9080118308/02/LA.This is from a total cash prize of £
£10.000,000 GBP (Ten Million Great Britain Pounds) shared amongst the
ten (10) lucky winners.
 
All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web'site
through Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) and extracted from
over 100,000 individuals and companies. For security reasons,you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed and money remitted to you in the manner you deem fit to
claimyour prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
 
Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double
claim, you are advised to keep this notice to yourself because we
shall not be responsible for any divert of funds as a result of you
disclosing your lottery award details,I hereby advice you to report to
the Microsoft lottery claims agent whose information is stated below.
 
Contact Person: Mr. JEFF ROBERT.
E-mail:( Mr.JeffRobert@hotmail.com)
Tel/Fax: + 447 031 902 554
 
Do email or call the above mentioned person, at once with the
requirements below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications. CLAIM PROCESSING FORM 1. Full Name: 2. Address: 3.
Nationality: 4. Date of Birth: 5. Occupation: 6. Phone: 7. Mobile: 8.
Fax: 9. Country of Origin: 10.State of Origin:11.Age 12.E-mail
Address: The above requirements are needed to enable immediate release
of your winning prize.
 
NOTE: You are to contact your claims processor immediately via email
or fax. Be informed, that there will be upfront charges,either for
transfer of funds to your account or activating a non residence
premium account with the official paying bank.
 
Best Regards,
Mrs. Josephine Moore
Secretary Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery.
 
WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECEIVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR
ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY;THIS
WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTORS . THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
 






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