419 scam: "Dinez Webster"<winners@qrl.co.uk> Hi

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims 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)
- "eugenenelson@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "eugenenelson@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447011147464 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dinez Webster" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eugenenelson@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 23:06:33 -0800
Subject: Hi

QUEENS ROYAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS INT
House 012 York Street, London W1U 6PZ, United Kingdom.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: Q-R-L-0110-916

ATTENTION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today's winners of the QUEENS ROYAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS INT.Your email address was attached to ticket number 009-6210 with serial number 01-43 drew the lucky numbers 08, 61, 19, 00,36, 11, and consequently won in category B. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 Great Britain Pounds(GBP) in cash credited to REFERENCE NO. Q-R-L-0110-916. This is from total prize money of 6.5 million Great Britain Pounds(GBP), shared among the 5 international winners in this category.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from companies/individuals from Middle East,Australia, New Zealand,America, Asia, Europe and North America as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our affiliate bank. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes GBP 10,000,000.00 POUNDS international lottery.To begin your claim, please respond back to your claims agent with the following information's

Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full-----------------------
2.Address----------------------------
3.Nationality------------------------
4.Age/Sex----------------------------
5.Occupation-------------------------
6.Phone/Fax--------------------------
7.Present Country--------------------
8.Ref: Number------------------------

MR. EUGENE NELSON
CLAIMS DEPT. MANAGER,
QUEENS ROYAL LOTTERY UK
Tel:+(44)701-114-7464
EMAIL: eugenenelson@qq.com

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money.Remember, you must contact him using his mailing address above not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned as unclaimed.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
QUEENS ROYAL LOTTERY UK.
Do not reply to this email Contact your claims agent via eugenenelson@qq.com
QUEENS ROYAL LOTTERY

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