419 scam: "Michael Rodwell,"<andris@ais.lv> Dear Lucky Winner,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- microsoftwinningdept@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Rodwell," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <microsoftwinningdept@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:54:06 +0100
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner,

Microsoft Award Team
Baley House,Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SMI 4te
United Kingdom
FILE REF: TN/7855/05/07/DINS
BATCH: KP23/857/NDL5 /EU

2018 MICROSOFT AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that your e-mail address has subsequently won you the sum ofGBP950,000.00 (Nine Hundred and fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds)which was attached to ticket number765764651491-6319with serial number5147-179, batch number7149087137, lottery ref number5326847810and drew lucky numbers7-18-26-33-45-51in our recent

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts all over the world of which your email address emerge as one of the lottery award winner.

You are to send down your Claims Requirements and your option of Remittance/Mode of Collection

CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:

1. Full names: ...........................

2. Residential address: ....................
3. Phone number:.................
4. Fax number: .................
5. Occupation: ..................
6. Sex:....................
7. Age:.......................
8. Nationality:.......................
9. Present Country:........................
10.Next of kin name/address:................
11.How Do you Feel As winner:.................

Scan Copy of your International Passport:...............

Mode of Price Remittance/Mode of Collection.

(1) Through Bank to Bank Wire transfer

(2)Through A Courier Delivery of Your Certified Winning Cheque.

The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies. The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!

Yours Sincerely,
Michael Rodwell,

Email: microsoftwinningdept@gmail.com

MICROSOFT AWARD PROMOTION ZONAL COORDINATOR.

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