419 scam: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY" <specialprog@the-national-lottuk.com> 080210 -- Confirm Receipt of your Participation!!

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +4407024019539
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.
- procesingdirector16@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- department, tel: +44 (0) 702 401 9539 email: procesingdirector16@yahoo.co.uk yours faithfully, miss barbara mcpherson, special (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY" <specialprog@the-national-lottuk.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:31:41 -0700
Subject: 080210 -- Confirm Receipt of your Participation!!

Dear Selected Participant,

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY (TNL) has just concluded a recent special programme
in which your email address was amongst the specially selected which makes
you entitled to receive an amount with winning details as follows:

FILE CATEGORY: LOTTO HOTPICKS, WINNING NOs: 11,13,21,33,36,47

For further detailed information as well as to commence receipts of your
entitlement, you MUST FORWARD a copy of this notification as well as your

FULL NAMES -
VALID MOBILE/CONTACT TEL -
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE -

to our processing director via contact information below, feel free also
to give him a call;

Mr. Calvin Walter,
Processing Director,
Special Programme Department,
Tel: +44 (0) 702 401 9539
Email: procesingdirector16@yahoo.co.uk

Yours faithfully,
Miss Barbara McPherson,
Special Programme Coordinator,
Special Programme Department
Email: tnl_barbara.mcpherson@yahoo.co.uk

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