419 scam: "2011 Lottery Winners"<cnaugayan_amg5599202@hotmail.co.uk> CONGRATULATIONS...YOU HAVE WON £500.000 GBPOUND !!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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 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.
- +447024092205 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447043085388 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "2011 Lottery Winners" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amg5599202@rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:09:53 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS...YOU HAVE WON £500.000 GBPOUND !!!

British International Lottery Headquarters
Customer Service
28 Shefield ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTX/4117XI/04
Batch: 11/25/0304

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#471) of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on July 2011.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26 (bonus no : 9019X ),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP 500,000 (Five Hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file BXU/90231183571/011.This is from a total cash prize of GBP 10,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All articipants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place weekly until the end of the year.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.(5647560099) In view of this, your GBP 500,000 (Five Hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide him with the information below by fax : +44-704-308-5388
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:
12. Email Address :
13. Cell Phone Number :

Contact your fiduciary agent for confirmation of your winnings as the following :-

Mr. Clinton Naugayan
Office 1: +447024092205
Office 2: +447024099516
Fax: +44-704-308-5388

CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Rforster Robert.
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

J.Lisa Houtart
Controller
You Must Be 16 and Above Before you can Play or Claim A Prize

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