419 scam: "admin" <admin@trem.ru> WINNING NUMBERS: 07/12/17/35/37/58.

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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:
- "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
- "ms-word lotto" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "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)
- "certified bank draft" (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. )
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: "admin" <admin@trem.ru>
Reply-To: admin@remittanceoffice.com
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 09:54:05 +0200
Subject: WINNING NUMBERS: 07/12/17/35/37/58.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AND CLAIM

MICROSOFT LOTTERY EMAIL DRAW UNITED KINGDOM 49
Micrrosofftt London (Cardinal Place)
Office: 100 Victoria Street,London United Kingdom
Email: admin@remittanceoffice.com

WINNING NUMBERS: 07/12/17/35/37/58

Our Dear Esteem Winner,

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Microsoft Co-operation Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you that you are a winner of our annual MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY being the host of the event for this present year MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAM held on the 11th of May 2017 Your email address was attached to ticket number 214-056-278 with serial number S/N-01025 and drew the lucky numbers 724-595-62-07-45 and consequently won in the 1st category. As a result of this, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP£2,000,000.00 payable in cash credited to file Reference No: MSW-L/327015002/14.

This is from total prize money of GBP£6,000,000.00 (Six Million British Pounds) shared among three lucky international winners in this Category. All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from a collation of frequent internet users all over the world from America,Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, as part of International Email Promotions Program, which is conducted annually to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide. Your fund (Cashier's cheque) has been insured with your Reference No: MSW-L/327015002/17 and ready for delivery.

Kindly send the following information to your claim agent to
Facilitate the release of your fund immediately,

1) Your full names
2) Your full home / office address
3) Nationality
4) Direct Land/Mobile phone/fax numbers
5) Occupation / Age
6) Sex
7) Next of kin
8) Amount won
9) Lottery date
10)A Copy of your Identification

Please note that above detailed information will be absolutely necessary for the processing of your payment through ATM MASTER CARD OR ONLINE BANKING or CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT. Also this winning is valid for FIVE WEEKS and failure to issue claims after this period will automatically void your payment. Remember to quote your ticket number, serial number and lucky number in your future correspondence and most importantly as part of our security protocol you are to quote this security code MSW/AUG/SS06 to the Foreign Service Manager, this is to prevent dual claims.

Congratulations once again from the entire management and staff of Microsoft Corporation to all our lucky winners this year and thank you for being part of this

Promotional lottery Program. Our special thanks and gratitude goes to Bill Gates of Microsoft and all his associates for alleviating poverty around the world through

this promotion.

CONTACT THE REGIONAL CLAIMS OFFICER BASED IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR CLAIMS
Contact Person: Mr. Tambo Donald
Position: Claims officer
Tel/Fax: +27614611486
Email: admin@remittanceoffice.com

NOTE
You are hereby advised not to disclose the content of this Prize Award
until your money have been remitted to you to avoid disqualification
that will arise from dual claim.

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