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419 Scam – "THUNDER-BALL UK INTERNATIONAL CHARITY (Kelvin Kean, Patricia Wayne)"
"THUNDER-BALL UK INTERNATIONAL CHARITY (Kelvin Kean, Patricia Wayne)" is the fake identity used by a gang of advance fee fraud ("419") scammers operating in the UK. It's a fraud. (see one example scam email here).
Sample "winning notification":
FROM: INTERNATIONAL CHARITY/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT OF THUNDER-BALL UK LTD. ATTN: Congratulations as you are among the lucky winners that were selected by an advanced automated random computer search over the internet as no tickets were sold for this program, and thus have been registered for further consideration in the THUNDER-BALL UK INTERNATIONAL CHARITY program for the year 2005/2006. Lucky winners were selected at random via a computer ballot system drawn from 5,000,000 email addresses of individuals and Corporate bodies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Your email address drew ticket number 854-2004, serial number 04-25 and lucky numbers 25-18-04-AA in the A252 Category. You have therefore been awarded a prize sum pay out of £1,000,000 (one million Great Britain Pounds). However there are only 3 prize payout in the A category, therefore it is of utmost importance, that you carefully follow these instructions in claiming your prize money in order to avoid mix up of winning information of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transfer of your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid cases of double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants of this program. This notification does not guarantee immediate collection of prize money, as all necessary paper work must be carried out. Your funds is now deposited with our payout agents STADS FINANCE COMPANY LTD and insured to the full value of £1,000,000 (one million Great Britain Pounds). For confirmation of your selection as a winner, you are TO FORWARD a copy of this notification email to our director of operations with details below: Kelvin Kean, Directors of Operations, THUNDERBALL UK LTD, Thunder-Ball House, 221 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom. email: kelvkean@netscape.net cc: kelvkn@netscape.net Congratulations once again from all staff of THUNDERBALL UK LTD and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future. Sincerely, Patricia Wayne, Customer Service Manager, Prize Award Department, THUNDERBALL UK LTD, Thunder-Ball House, 221 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom. NOTE: BE REMINDED TO KEEP THE ENTIRE DETAILS OF YOUR AWARD STRICTLY FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL THE PROCESS OF TRANSFER OF YOUR CLAIMS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND YOUR FUNDS REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/ Message headers: Received: from [81.168.94.196] by mk-cpfrontend.uk.tiscali.com with HTTP; Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:50:01 +0000 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:50:01 +0000 From: pat_02wayne@tiscali.co.uk Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION The email above was sent from an ADSL host with static IP address in the UK: WHOIS details for sending IP address 155.239.67.95: inetnum: 81.168.94.0 - 81.168.94.255 netname: UK-ECLIPSE-ADSLSTATIC descr: ECLIPSE ADSL STATICIP country: GB admin-c: EIR3-RIPE tech-c: EIR3-RIPE changed: jim@eclipse.net.uk 20031016 notify: as-guardian@eclipse.net.uk mnt-by: ECLINET-NMC source: RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA remarks: INFRA-AW route: 81.168.0.0/17 descr: Eclipse Networking Ltd. origin: AS12513 notify: as-guardian@eclipse.net.uk mnt-by: ECLINET-NMC changed: jim@eclipse.net.uk 20030404 source: RIPE role: Eclipse Internet - Ripe Admin address: Eclipse Internet, address: Portland House, Longbrook Street, address: Exeter, Devon EX4 6AB address: GB phone: +44 1392 333300 fax-no: +44 1392 333310 e-mail: support@eclipse.net.uk trouble: spam and abuse complaints = mailto:abuse@eclipse.net.uk admin-c: JT5873-RIPE tech-c: JB15805-RIPE tech-c: GH9237-RIPE tech-c: JT5873-RIPE nic-hdl: EIR3-RIPE remarks: Eclipse Internet notify: jim@eclipse.net.uk mnt-by: ECLINET-NMC changed: jim@eclipse.net.uk 20020819 source: RIPE
THUNDER-BALL UK INTERNATIONAL CHARITY From: Lottery Coordinator /Prize Dept [mailto:queenslottery_2005@hotmail.com] Sent: 07 April 2005 11:02 Subject: CONGRATULATION: UNITED KINGDOM DRAWS RESULT..[SCANNED / ENCRYPTED] FROM: INTERNATIONAL CHARITY/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT OF THUNDER-BALL UK LTD. ATTN: Congratulations as you are among the lucky winners that were selected by an advanced automated random computer search over the internet as no tickets were sold for this program, and thus have been registered for further consideration in the THUNDER-BALL UK INTERNATIONAL CHARITY program for the year 2005. Lucky winners were selected at random via a computer ballot system drawn from 5,000,000 email addresses of individuals and Corporate bodies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Your email address drew ticket number 874-2005, serial number 04-45 and lucky numbers 45-38-06-AA in the preference A252 Category. You have therefore been awarded a prize sum pay out of £1,000,000 (one million Great Britain Pounds). However there are only 3 prize payout in the A category, therefore it is of utmost importance, that you carefully follow these instructions in claiming your prize money in order to avoid mix up of winning information of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transfer of your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid cases of double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants of this program. This notification does not guarantee immediate collection of prize money, as all necessary paper work must be carried out. Your funds is insured to the full value of £1,000,000.00 (one million Great Britain Pounds). For confirmation of your selection as a winner, you are TO FORWARD a copy of this notification email to our director of operations with details below: Mr. Michael Foster, Directors of Operations, THUNDERBALL UK LTD, Thunder-Ball House, 221 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom. email: dire_opreation@yahoo.co.uk Tel: +44 7040106295 Fax:+44 8701224168 Congratulations once again from all staff of THUNDERBALL UK LTD and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future. Sincerely, Miss Eliza Clint, Customer Service Manager, Prize Award Department, THUNDERBALL UK LTD, Thunder-Ball House, 221 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom. NOTE: BE REMINDED TO KEEP THE ENTIRE DETAILS OF YOUR AWARD STRICTLY FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL THE PROCESS OF TRANSFER OF YOUR CLAIMS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND YOUR FUNDS REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. Here is a bank account the criminals use for receiving cash from victims:
Telegraphic/bank transfer BANK OF CHINA NINGBO BRANCH 139, YAOHANG STR (315000) NINGBO CITY P.R. CHINA SWIFT CODE: BKCHCNBJ92A A/C NO: 810060160008091001 BENFICIARY: NINGBO VEKEN UNITED CO. IN FAVOR OF THUNDERBALL UK LTD.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL CHARITY/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT OF THUNDER-BALL UK LTD. Message headers: Received: from 196.3.60.17 by by15fd.bay15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:25:29 GMT X-Originating-IP: [196.3.60.17] X-Originating-Email: [customers_servicemanager@thunderballukltd.org] X-Sender: customers_servicemanager@thunderballukltd.org From: "Award Manager" <customers_servicemanager@thunderballukltd.org> Bcc: Subject: YOUR EMAIL EMERGED LUCKY WINNER Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:25:29 +0000
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 196.3.60.17): netname: ORG-SA57-AFRINIC-20050513 inetnum: 196.3.60.0 - 196.3.63.255 netname: ORG-SA57-AFRINIC-20050513 descr: Provider Local Registry descr: Starcomms Nigeria (v4 allocation) country: NG org: ORG-SA57-AFRINIC admin-c: RCO1-AFRINIC tech-c: MQ1-AFRINIC status: ALLOCATED PA mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: STARCOMMS-MNT notify: razvano@starcomms.com changed: hostmaster@afrinic.net 20050513 source: AFRINIC organisation: ORG-SA57-AFRINIC org-name: Starcomms org-type: LIR country: NG address: Bishop Kale Close Des Saka Tinubu Street Victoria Island Lagos phone: +23418049884 phone: +23418048000 e-mail: razvano@starcomms.com e-mail: maherq@starcomms.com admin-c: RCO1-AFRINIC tech-c: MQ1-AFRINIC mnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT notify: razvano@starcomms.com mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT changed: hostmaster@afrinic.net 20050510 source: AFRINIC person: Razvan Cristian Oprea address: Starcomms Nigeria Limited address: Plot 1261, Bishop Kale Close, off Saka Tinubu address: Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria phone: +23418049884 e-mail: razvano@starcomms.com nic-hdl: RCO1-AFRINIC mnt-by: STARCOMMS-MNT changed: razvano@starcomms.com 20050310 changed: razvano@starcomms.com 20050310 source: AFRINIC person: Maher Qubain address: Starcomms Nigeria Limited address: Plot 1261, Bishop Kale Close, off Saka Tinubu address: Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria phone: +23418048000 e-mail: maherq@starcomms.com nic-hdl: MQ1-AFRINIC mnt-by: STARCOMMS-MNT changed: razvano@starcomms.com 20050310 changed: razvano@starcomms.com 20050310 source: AFRINIC
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