419 scam: "U.K National Lottery"<evgenia@moystroitel.ru> WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
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)
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +27862182899 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.K National Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <services@etscc.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:35:51 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The U.K National Lottery
12 Bridge Street, Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

We happily announce to you that you’ve won the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on Wednesday, 15th of January 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa and you will receive your payment through our paying bank in United State of America or South Africa. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: UK/JA2C110P5 with Serial number: B55607545 4152 drew the lucky numbers: B55607545 4152, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (?4,500,000.00 GBP-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XA87-2PY. This is from a total cash prize of (?4,500,000.00 GBP-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) shared among the first Nine (9) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your (?4,500,000.00GBP-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our payment office in America. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned and to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondence with us or our designated agent. And you're advised to contact (Mr. Owen Joseph, our General Consultant) with the following information as stated below with your reference and batch numbers.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Address
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Fax:
7. Country:

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary General Consultant
MR. OWEN JOSEPH, THE GENERAL CONSULTANT
PHONE: +27640862743
FAX: +2786 218 2899
E-MAIL: services@etscc.com
PAYOUT AMOUNT: (?4,500,000.00 GBP)

Please note that all the relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for your security reasons and you are advised to keep this winning information confidential till the claims is perfected, duly processed and the money remitted to your account in whatever manner you deem fit to claim the prize with the sum of (?4,500,000.00 GBP-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling).

Please be warned; kindly keep your payment confidential to avoid double claim and you can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown: www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Congratulation to you and members of our staff of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Mitchelle Amber
Online Co-coordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program,

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