419 scam: "MICROSOFT CORPORATION BOARD"<info@microsoft.co.uk> Winning No:NGS/877/798/2015

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "taffekeisha_2015@outlook.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!

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFT CORPORATION BOARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <taffekeisha_2015@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 08:14:37 -0700
Subject: Winning No:NGS/877/798/2015

MICROSOFT® CORPORATION BOARD
{UK. Regional Office}
Microsoft Campus
Thames Valley Park
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1WG
UNITED KINGDOM.

Winning No: NGS/877/798/2015
Email Ref No: NGS/699/33/2015
Notification Date: 21/03/2015

This notification email is to inform you that you have won the sum of
£2,500,000.00 GBP (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain
Pounds) in this year edition which is organized by the Microsoft, UNITED
KINGDOM.

HOW YOU WON......
We collect email addresses of people that are active online, among the
Billions that are subscribed to email addresses worldwide, such as, AOL,
Hotmail, Optusnet, Bigpond, Yahoo, Gmail, Google and including private
domain users and also being a Microsoft user, your email qualify you in
entering the draw. Ten email addresses are been selected in every
quarter of the year through an electronic balloting system without the
winners applying or purchasing ticket for this draw.

The MiCROSOFT Lucky draw is proudly sponsored by The Royal Family,
Microsoft Corporation©, the Intel Group©, Toshiba©, Dell computers©,
Mackintosh© and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. We
are proud to say that over $500,000.000.00 (Five Hundred Million United
States Dollars) are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

MAKING MONEY IS NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT, WHAT YOU DO WITH THE MONEY IS
ACHIEVEMENT
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to facilitate
the protocol of your winning prize before the date of Claim, Winners
Shall be paid in accordance with his/her location. Prize must be claimed
not later than 21 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw
date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period
will be forfeited. To begin your claim please contact our licensed and
accredited agent assigned to you.

(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR
Name: Mr. Keisha J Taffe
Email : taffekeisha_2015@outlook.com

Do email the above Claims Administrator, with the claims requirements
below. To avoiunnecessary delay, they are needed to proceed.

Claims Requirements:
1. Full Name:_____________________
2. Address:_____________________
3. Nationality:___________Sex:________
4. Age:________Date of Birth:___________
5. Occupation:_________Martial Status_________
6. Cell Phone:___________Fax:___________
7. Country:_______

MODE OF PAYMENT
(i) Bank Transfer
(ii) Delivery of Cheque of £2,500,000.00GBP by a registered courier
company.

Note: Microsoft International Lottery prize must be claim not later than
21 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which
Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.

Congratulations! Congratulations!! Congratulations!!!

Sincerely,
Terry Delap
MlCROSOFT

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