419 scam: Richard Jackson <universalstakecoordinator@yahoo.co.uk> CONTACT ON CLAIMS OF AWARDED PRIZE..

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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 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: Richard Jackson <universalstakecoordinator@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 08:29:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT ON CLAIMS OF AWARDED PRIZE..

ATTN:WINNER HORIZON STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTIONS 2007.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! WE THE ENTIRE MEMBERS OF THE HORIZON LOTTERY CONGRESS ARE HAPPY TO WRITE TO YOU AND BRING TO YOUR FELICITATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHTLY CONFIRMED YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION AND WANT TO USE THIS MEDIA TO INFORM YOU TO INSTANTLY CONTACT THE ISSUEING HOUSE OF THE HORIZON STAKES LOTTERY WHERE YOUR FUNDS ARE IN DEPOSITION.WE WILL LIKE TO APPRAISE YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK (NATIONAL WEST MINSTER BANK PLC) WITH YOUR LOTTERY WINNING REFERENCES DETAILS INCLUDING REFERENCE,BATCH,WINNING TICKET NUMBERS ON OFFICE BANKING EMAIL ADDRESS:-
NATWESTBANKPLC@PRIVATEONLINEBANKING.ORG

ONCE THE BANK HAS BEEN CONTACTED VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS WITH THE VERIFICATION NUMBERS,YOU WILL BE CONFIRMED SHORTLY BY THE CUSTOMER CARE AND YOUR ACCOUNT STATUS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED BY THE BANK DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT.THE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT WILL RIGHTLY COMMENCE TO TRANSFER YOUR MONEY THROUGH YOUR PREFERRED MODE OF BANK TRANSFER.KEEP ME UPDATED ON PROCESS OF CLAIMS AND ACCREDITION OF FUNDS TRANSFER FOR YOUR DISPOSITION.

BEST REGARDS,

SIR RICHARD JACKSON.
HORIZON STAKES CO-ORDINATOR.

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