419 scam: "LOTTERY AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER" <prizepresentation-unit@live.com> WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "ms-word lotto" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "paymaster.asian-middleeast@w.cn" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER" <prizepresentation-unit@live.com>
Reply-To: prizepresentationunit@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 03:32:04 -0400
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT, UNITED NATION LOTTERY PROMOTION COUNCIL
UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 SOUTHAMPTON ROW,
BLOOMSBURY LONDON UNITED KINGDOM WC1B 4AR.

Ticket number: 04 09 33 34 36 45 BB 26
Serial Number: 6395-408AWL
Batch Number: D51/10872004PDU
Lottery Draw Date: 01/01/2011
Lottery Reference Number: MSW-L/6376952714
WINNER NO: 2

Click on the link to confirm your drawn number winning
http://www.justlottery.com/all-results/UK-Lotto.html

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM

DEAR WINNER,

UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY PROMOTION COUNCIL IN HAND WITH MICROSOFT
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A
WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN AFRICA BEING THE
HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING
PROGRAMS HELD ON 20TH DEC, 2010. YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY
E-MAIL WAS ATTACHED TO MS-WORD WITH SERIAL NUMBER 6395-408AWL.YOUR E-MAIL
ADDRESS DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 04 09 33 34 36 45 BB 26 AND CONSEQUENTLY
WON IN THE THIRD LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR
LUMP SUMS OF $10, 500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/6376952714. THIS
IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $ 126,000,000 USD, SHARED AMONG THE TWELVE
(12) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST SECOND AND THIRD CATEGORY.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY AOL,
HOTMAIL AND YAHOO MAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN
AMONGST OVER 1 BILLION USERS FROM CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE,
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA.THIS INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS
PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORD USERS ALL OVER
THE WORLD.THIS IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS
WORLDWIDE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PRIZE PAYMENT FALL UNDER OUR ASIAN/MIDDLE-EAST
PAYMENT ZONE AND YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER IN
ASIAN/MIDDLE-EAST PAYMENT ZONE VIA E-MAIL AND PHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING
THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL HIM TO CONFIRM YOUR
WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL, AS HE WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. AS PART OF OUR
SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE 15513-2MSW TO YOUR
CLAIMING/PAYMENT AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAMS AND UNLAWFUL CLAIMS.
CLAIMS AGENT OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL IS

DR DAN MAJID
E-MAIL: paymaster.asian-middleeast@w.cn

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS
NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND
DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA AND ASIA.
CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF UNITED
NATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS
PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO UNITED
NATION ASSOCIATION FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.

SINCERELY,

DR. (MRS) SLYVIA DENN
(CO-ORDINATOR)

LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;
UNITED NATION LOTTERY UK, UNITED NATION LOTTERY AFRICA,
UNITED NATION LOTTERY USA, UNITED NATION LOTTERY ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST.
PAST WINNERS

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