419 scam: Regent Online Services <regentonline.lottery@excite.co.uk> UK Lottery Online Draw (UK Lotto) Notice:

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",500,000" (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 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.
- nationallotteryagent@excite.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Regent Online Services <regentonline.lottery@excite.co.uk>
Reply-To: nationallotteryagent@excite.co.uk
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:40:41 +0100
Subject: UK Lottery Online Draw (UK Lotto) Notice:

The UK Lottery Online
PO Box 287
Watford WD18 9TT
United Kingdom

UK Lottery Online Draw (UK Lotto) Notice:

Dear UK Lottery Online Winner,

We happily announce to you the UK Lottery Online draw (UK Lotto) held on Friday, July 4th 2014 in the United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address emerged as one of our lucky UK Lottery Online Jackpot winners, which invariably won you the sum of £1,500,000 GBP in our Grand Prizes Category.
Therefore, you have been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000 GBP (One Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pound Sterling) appropriated to the file Ref No:UKNL0201312909.

CERTIFICATION DETAILS:
Code No: UKNL20121205
Ref No:UKNL0201312909
Verification Date: Friday, July 4th 2014
Grand Prize payout:£1,500,000 GBP

TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIMS:
Contact our accredited UK Lottery Online Agent on details below:
UK Lottery Online Fiduciary Agency
Email: nationallotteryagent@excite.co.uk

For detailed instructions on how to make claims, you are required to send your Name; Address; Phone Number; Reference Number; & Your Country of residence to the email address:nationallotteryagent@excite.co.uk

SEE THE ATTACHED CERTIFIED WINNER CLAIM FORM (CWCF), this form must be downloaded, filled and returned to the above-mentioned email address.

Congratulations!!!

Anne B. Wright
Prize Notification Unit
UK Lottery Online
Watford United Kingdom.

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