419 scam: "MICROSOFT® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT"<c.c_vcard@sify.com> New Year Officail Notification (MC11/834/8PDH /EU)

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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.
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 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.
- mrdukeolson@sify.com (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- olson microsoft products promo department (uk). e-mail: mrdukeolson@sify.com , msto.uko@programmer.net (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFT® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdukeolson@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:32:54 -0500
Subject: New Year Officail Notification (MC11/834/8PDH /EU)

MICROSOFT® (Uk. Regional Office)
Products Promotion Division,
Microsoft Building, Wright Lane,
Kensington London W71sp.

Serial NO:MCS-26798/096
Batch : MC11/834/8PDH /EU
Your Reference No: HL/5574/4/41/07/MICS,

Dear Lucky Winner,

Please read carefully before you proceed on replying, when getting back to us on this email: click on your reply to...to get back to us on our sify local mail...becareful on who sees your mail most especially..any mistake you do might lead to the cancellation of your winnings...

The prestigious Microsoft Products Award Corporations has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking end of year anniversary for 2010, we rolled out over Eight Hundred And Fifty thousand Great British Pounds Sterling (?850, 000, 00) Draws.

Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Batch :MC11/834/8PDH /EU with serial numbers MCS-26798/096 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(29) which subsequently won you Eight Hundred And Fifty thousand Great British Pounds Sterling(?850,000,00) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have therefore won the entire sum of Eight Hundred And Fifty thousand Great British Pounds Sterling (?850, 000, 00), these are your Reference identification numbers: HL/5574/4/41/07/MICS.

Kindly fill below Claims Requirement form for immediate Validation of your winning Prize.

1. Full names:
2. Residential address:
3. Phone number:
4. Fax number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
10. How do you feel as winner?

CONTACT:

********************************************************
FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER,
MR. DUKE OLSON
MICROSOFT PRODUCTS PROMO DEPARTMENT (UK).
E-mail: mrdukeolson@sify.com , msto.uko@programmer.net
*******************************************************

The Microsoft Products Award Corporations is sponsored by our CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, 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.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!

Yours Faithfully,
Microsoft Products Award Corporations

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