419 scam: Arsenal <notification@hqsportslottery.com> Congratulations

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: Arsenal <notification@hqsportslottery.com>
Reply-To: arsenalfoundation@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 23:01:49 -0800
Subject: Congratulations

Arsenal FC Lotto Foundation
Lotto Network C/O MyLotto24 Ltd
20-22 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JS UK.

VAT No: 992702593

Dear Sir/Madam,

We the Arsenal Football Club are pleased to inform you about the announcement made today at the ARSENAL LOTTO HEADQUARTERS you have won a prize money of Two Million, three hundred and fifty thousand Great Britain pounds (£2,350,000.00 GBP) in cash as one of the third category winners for the random International E-mail Draw which is Organized by the Arsenal Lotto through random selection from all the email addresses of the 600,000 regular Arsenal supporting visitors to our Chinese website and a growing number of 16,000,000 supporters' and groups all over the world from people email that are still active online.

Note all Arsenal Lotto Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Arsenal Lotto cash award must be claimed not later than final claim day from date of winning notification. any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited and put to work at the Arsenal Foundation. as your winning information's includes attached to online random voucher ticket number 22-343-221-8756, with serial code number 01132-0454-17 the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Legend of the week number 42, Winning insurance number: FLS423/ 4501L /KYSA, Reference Number: SPDC-081511 and consequently You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of GBP £2,350,000.00 GBP (Two Million, three hundred and fifty thousand Great Britain pounds) which is the winning present /amount for each winner. This is from the total prize money of £36,000,000.00 GBP (thirty six million Great Britain pounds) shared among the international winners in this category.

Please be informed that your awarded fund by Arsenal Lotto the of the sum of £2,350,000.00 GBP is now with the payee center in accordance with your Settlement Center. Kindly Contact your fiduciary agent in China [Dr. Cheng Dingxiang] and give them your full detail below so that they will re-insure your winning under your full name and direct you to the bank for payment as your winning numbers fall within the China Mainland Location file,

Our Customer Service Team
Contact Persons Name: Dr. Cheng Dingxiang (Claim agent)
E-Mail: arsenal@hqsportslottery.com
E-Mail: chengdingxiang@hqsportslottery.com
Tel: 0086 15024017976

Our Arsenal Lotto Settlement Center in China shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate the release of your fund to you as soon as you fill the below form and send to your agent,.

1. Full Name:
2. Home Address :
3. Country of Origin:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Telephone Number/Mobile/fax:

Note: For security reasons we advice all winners to keep their information confidential from the public especially your batch ref and reference number.(This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participants or unofficial personnel as a case of double claiming will not be entertained) Awards must be claimed not later than 3 weeks from the day of this notification, otherwise all funds will be returned as unclaimed and eventually be donated to the Arsenal Foundation.

Congratulations once again.

Yours in service,
Mr. Ivan Gazidis
Arsenal Football Club CEO and trustee of The Arsenal Foundation
Arsenal Lotto Headquarters
Premier League Arsenal Football Club

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