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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447045778479 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "" <zs-s.hermanice@iol.cz>
Reply-To: morganwiltord22@windowslive.com
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:55:57 GMT
Subject: You Have Won The Ongoing End Of Year Windowslive Promo




MICRO WINDOWSLIVE BUILDING =

CENTRA LONDON E1 8RP=2E =

UNITED KINGDOM=2E =

MICRO WINDOWSLIVE CHIP NO=3A AW004/MWL08 =


Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam=3A =


Today=2C we announce the five (5) lucky winners of the MICRO =

WINDOWSLIVE PROGRAM held on 22nd December=2C 2008=2E Your =

company or your personal e-mail address attached to the Chip =

Number=3A AW004/MWL08 won the Second Promo Category Award=2E =

Your email address has brought you an unexpected luck=2C =

please read through this message=2E =


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =A3 =

1=2C000=2C000 GBP (One Million Great British Pounds) in cash =

credited to file MWL/CCF/02/LA=2E This is from a total cash =

prize of =A3 5=2E000=2C000 GBP (Five Million Great British Pounds) =

shared amongst the five (5) lucky winners=2E Winners of the =

ongoing promo were selected randomly from =27World Wide Web=27 =

through Windows computer ballot system (WCBS) and extracted =

from over 100=2C000 individuals and companies=2E For security =

reasons=2Cyou 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 claim =

your prize=2E This is a part of our precautionary measure to =

avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous =

elements=2E =


Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must =

be duly completed early to avoid impersonation arising to =

the issue of double claim=2C 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=2C you are hereby advice you to report =

to the Micro Windowslive claims agent whose information is =

stated below=2E =


Contact Person=3A Mr=2E Morgan Wiltord =


E-mail=3A morganwiltord22=40windowslive=2Ecom =


Tel=2E=3A +44 704 577 8479 =

Fax =3A +44 709 286 5919 =


Do email or call the above mentioned person=2C at once with =

all the claims requirements below=2E In order to avoid =

unnecessary delays and complications=2E =


CLAIM PROCESSING FORM =

1=2E full Name=3A =

2=2E Address=3A =

3=2E Nationality=3A =

4=2E Date of Birth=3A =

5=2E Occupation=3A =

6=2E Phone=3A =

7=2E Mobile=3A =

8=2E Fax=3A =

9=2E State of Origin=3A =

10=2ECountry=3A =

11=2ESex=3A =

12=2EE-mail Address=3A =


The above requirements are needed to enable the immediate =

release of your =

won prize=2E =


Best Regards=2C =


Mrs=2E Josephine hermanice
Secretary Micro Windowslive Promotion

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