419 scam: "ONLINE EMAIL NOTIFICATION." <claim-center@uklotto-org.com> "Draft" Ready for Cash-out.

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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.
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.
- uk.morsroland@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "ONLINE EMAIL NOTIFICATION." <claim-center@uklotto-org.com>
Reply-To: <uk.morseroland@live.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 07:55:07 -0400
Subject: "Draft" Ready for Cash-out.

UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.

ONLINE EMAIL NOTIFICATION.

If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail address draws of 26TH JULY 2010 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your

email address won you the sweepstakes in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6Million.

Your email address was entered for the online draw on this

Ticket Number: MPP536566301830 and won on this Lucky Number: HJDJ787304JDGD0W.

You are to contact Mr.Morise Roland on the below email address for available options on how to receive your winnings fund. Note that Mr.Morise Roland mightfail to recognize you as the true winner and receiver of the US$4,600,000 if you fail to include the following in your contact mail to him:

Your country of origin and country of Residence/work,complete official names,address,amount won, free ticket and lucky numbers, date of draw,contact telephone and mobile numbers. OPTIONAL :- [Sex,age,occupation and job title].

Please do not reply to the sender,instead send your reply to:

Contact Mr.Morise Roland.

email: uk.morsroland@yahoo.com.hk

CONGRATULATIONS WINNER.

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