419 scam: LT Stephan David Moralis <jhadsf@verizon.net> COMFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE

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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:

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)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (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)
- ",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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "louisbrown_bib12@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447031916785 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: LT Stephan David Moralis <jhadsf@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 03:53:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: COMFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE

MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K.
REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 6434JL/WIN
MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM
Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on Friday, May 14th, 2010. Your e-mail address, attached to winning number 34-07-88-54-74-800, With serial number 946372, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.

You have been approved for lump sums pay out of $3,500,000 Million USD in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 34-76-07-88-74-800. Selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 2,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 30,056 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.

Your fund (Certified wired transfer approved documents) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 34-76-07-88-74-800. To claim your winning prize, you will be required to contact the paying bank with the information below for Processing and remittance of your prize to you.

The Paying Bank:
NAME OF OUR PAYING BANK: Barclays Bank Plc
Branch- London-England.
The Contact Details Of our paying officer is below.

His direct email contact adress:(louisbrown_bib12@live.com)
His Direct Tel: +44 703 191 6785
Name Of Contact Person:Mr.Louis Brown
He is the director international remittance department of Barclays Bank Plc-London-England.

Mrs. Jenny Walter
Online Cordinator U.K.
Do email the above email address all at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer Mr.Loius Brown. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUIRED TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1.Full Name Mr/Mrs/Miss:............................................................
2.Address:...............................................................
3.Nationality:..........................................................
4.Age:.......................Date of Birth:............................
5.Occupation:............................................................
6.Phone:...............Phone 2:...................Fax:................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:.......................
Your Paying Officer Mr.Louis Brown Will tell you the other needed informations for the wire transfer of your fund ,after you send the above information to him as directed above.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Maurrine H. Diane
Secretary

Mr. Louis Brown.
Claims ,paying Officer
Barclays Bank-London-England.
TEL: +44 703 191 6785

Mrs. Maurrine Diane
Secretary

LOTTERY SPONSOR
Microsoft Corporation U.K.

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