419 scam: microsoftlotteryaward team <team54_51@msn.com> CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
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.
- +27734731216 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- larrymooreagent@gmail.com
- larrymooreagentmail@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: microsoftlotteryaward team <team54_51@msn.com>
Reply-To: <shawstaker62@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:48:02 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear. Sir/ Madam,

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL Lottery has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the New Year anniversary 2009 Easter celebrations. We rolled out over US$50, 748,562 for the New Year anniversary 2009 Easter celebrations Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this massage, you will defiantly regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies & in effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to reference and ticket number 0248595720499 with serial numbers BTD/9980346302/09 and drew the lucky numbers 74-20-25-38-40-17(14) which subsequently won you US$ 750, 000.00 (Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only ) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of US$750, 000.00 (Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in < SPAN >Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1st of January,2009. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification to file your claims immediately. You are advised to make contact to your referred agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your winning prize by our African payment offshore Bank. To file for this claims, Pl ease Contact your delivery agency in the contact information below:

DELIVERY AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Name of claim agency firm: Sweepstakes Award Client Services
60 Great Ormond Street,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Name: Mr. Larry Moore
Phone: +27 73 473 1216
E-mail: larrymooreagent@gmail.com
E-mail: larrymooreagentmail@gmail.com

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

1. Name In Full:................................
2. Address:.......................................
3. Nationality:.................................
4. Age:............ .............................
5 Sex... .......... ..................... . .... ...
6. Occupation:..................................
7. Marital Status:..............................
8. Phone......... ..............................
9. Fax:........................................
10. Wining References: E, TOTAL
AMOUNT Won.................... .... ... ............
Ref /Ticket No: ................................. . .
Serial No: ............................................
Winning Lucky No:........................................

We dedicate our special thanks & gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.

Note: You have One week from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you may forfeit your winnings. In compliance with the sponsoring bodies', you are to make a remittance of a part of your winning fund, not lower than 10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organization of your choice in your country.

Thank you for being part of our commemorative New Year anniversary 2009 Easter celebrations Draws.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO. KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTION

Mrs. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft / Sweepstakes Promotion Coordinator.

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