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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "WORLD LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <willsoncarlos01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:16:36 -0700
Subject: Online Draw~~''2012

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 SOUTHAMPTON ROW BLOOMSBURY LONDON UNITED KINGDOM WC1B 4AR. REFERENCE NO: 698631725/09 BATCH NO: 505649092/188 WINNING NO: PB8701/LPRC WINNER: NO17 ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM DEAR WINNER, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU ARE ONE OF OUR END OF YEAR WINNERS OF THE MS-WORLD UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM HELD ON THE 3 MAY, 2012.THE ONLINE CYBER LOTTO DRAWS WAS CONDUCTED FROM AN EXCLUSIVE LIST OF 147,000 E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE BODIES PICKED BY AN ADVANCED AUTOMATED RANDOM COMPUTER SEARCH FROM THE INTERNET WITHOUT ANY PHISICAL TICKETS SOLD. AFTER THIS AUTOMATED COMPUTER BALLOT, YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS EMERGED AS ONE OF THREE WINNERS IN THE CATEGORY "A" WITH SERIAL NUMBER 707824077 AND WITH THE FOLLOWING WINNING INFORMATION: YOU ARE HENCEFORTH APPROVED TO CLAIM A TOTAL SUM OF $1,000,000 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS). PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: ILP/HW 045978425/09. THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $ 25,000,000 USD, SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 147,000 EMAILS, 21,000 EMAILS FROM EACH CONTINENT (AFRICA, ANTARCTICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, AND SOUTH AMERICA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE. YOUR FUND (CERTIFIED CHEQUE) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: ILP/HW-698631725/09 AND WILL BE READY FOR TRANSFER AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT DR.WILSON CARLOS. YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS TO BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. IN ADDITION, 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 MSW/MAY/XX07 TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OFFICER IN UNITED KINGDOM. NAME: Dr.Wilson Carlos EMAIL: wilsoncarlos@blumail.org Telephone: +447024075762 NOTE: BE WARNED NOT TO REPLY MAILS LIKE THIS ON NET, AS THERE ARE A LOTS OF SCAM ARTIST OUT THERE PRETENDING TO BE US. YOUR CLAIM AGENT, DR.WILSON CARLOS IN UNITED KINGDOM WILL ASSIST YOU IN THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PRICE REDEEMTION WITH YOUR CHOSEN PAYMENT CENTRE. CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL THE ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD. SINCERELY. MRS BETH MOOD MRS. BASHEERA ABUBAKAR (CO-COORDINTOR). LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS; MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA. Past winners. REF: SETTLEMENT CENTRE: IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE TWO SETTLEMENT CENTERS WHERE YOU WILL CONTACT FOR REDEEMING OF YOUR WINNING PRIZE OF $1000, 000, 00 ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS. THEY ARE NAMELY: 1. EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT CENTER (LONDON, UK). (PERSONAL COLLECTION CENTER ONLY) 2 AFRICAN REGIONAL SETTLEMENT CENTER (NIGERIA). (BANK TRANSFER ONLY) THE ABOVE PAYMENT CENTERS ARE SELLECTED FOR YOU TO CHOOSE YOUR REDEEMTION CENTRE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL TO THE EUROPEAN AFFILIATE OFFICE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THE COST OF YOUR TRAVEL, LOGISTICS AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATION. FOR YOUR PRICE TO BE PROCESSED YOU NEED TO CHOOSE YOUR PAYMENT CENTRE FILL UP THIS FORM AND SEND IT TO OUR CLAIM AGENT IN UNITED KINGDOM WITH THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: WILSON CARLOS. (wilsoncarlos@blumail.org). YOU HAVE TO SEND SCANNED COPY OF YOUR VALID INTERNATIONAL DRIVER`S LICENCE OR PASSPORT TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIM ONCE WE RECEIVE THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS, THE WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOUR CHOSEN PAYMENT CENTRE ALONGSIDE YOUR ORIGINAL WINNING CERTIFICATE ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO GIVE THEM YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO. YOURE WINNER: NO5 NAME: ADDRESS: NATIONALITY: DATE OF BIRTH: WINNING EMAIL: SEX: AGE: MARITAL STATUS: PHONE: OCCUPATION: COMPANY: SECURITY CODE: WINNING NO: PAYMENT CENTER NOTE THAT THERE EXISTS A PERIODIC CONDITION ON ALL CLAIMS PROCESS; THEREFORE, YOU HAVE LIMITED TIME TO CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS. FAILURE TO CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO THE FORFEITURE OF YOUR WINNINGS AFTER WHICH YOUR WINNINGS REMITTED BACK TO THE MICROSOFT HEADQUARTERS AND WILL THEN BE ADDED TO NEXT WINNING DRAWS. ALSO KINDLY BE AWARE THAT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY REGULATES THE MICROSOFT LOTTERY WINNING PRIZES AND AS A RESULT, YOU ARE ADVICE TO FOLLOW THE LOTTERY CLAIMS TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THE REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE TO YOU WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME OF THE CLAIMING OF WINNINGS.

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