419 scam: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY <tonya@froggpond.com> 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:
- ",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: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY <tonya@froggpond.com>
Reply-To: UK-HOTPICK@englandmail.com
Date: 9 Jun 2023 14:56:28 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION..

The UK National Lottery
Online Lottery Promo Dept
EUROMILLIONS HOTPICK
P O Box 287, Watford
WD18 9TT United Kingdom

Date of Draw: 06-06-2023

Ref N0: UKEML/TTZL96651-06-06-2023.

Date of Notification 07-06-2023

Attn: WINNER.

Congratulations!

Your e-mail address emerged as the draw winner for yesterday's
Euromillions HotPick Draws. Your winning refrence number [T] [T]
[Z] [L] [9] [6] [6] [5] [1] was one of the lucky winners in the
just concluded EUROMILLIONS HOTPICK online emails lottery which
subsequently won you a prize in the category of "Draw 1639 | Draw
machine: 13 | Ball set: 21". You have been approved to claim a
total sum of Â£1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) in
cash credited to file Ref N0: UKEML/TTZL96651.

All participant were selected randomly through a computer
balloting system drawn from fifty thousand E-mail addresses from
England, Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe and
Oceania as part of our international promotions program.

Your Lucky Numbers are:

* 13

* 21

* 32

* 39

* 50

Batch N0: Draw 1639 | Draw machine: 13 | Ball set: 21 with Ref
Number: UKEML/TTZL96651-06-06-2023, Please be advised to follow
the instructions bellow to confirm your winning on our website
before proceeding with your winnings claims:

Click on the link provided bellow to confirm your winning.

https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/results/euromillions-hotpicks/checker

When the site loads, you are to click on numbers 1 to 5 as shown
on the screen to open the boxes beneath the numbers to allow you
input your winning numbers. After carefully inputting your
winning numbers, click "CHECK" to confirm. NOTE that your winning
amount is not yet displayed on the winning page due to the nature
of the draws conducted. Winning amounts are displayed immediately
after draws for winners who played instore and for those that
participated through acquiring lottery tickets.

To file for your claims after confirming your winning numbers,
you are advised to provide the following information:

*****************************************************************
*********

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM FOR PAYMENT

FULLNAME:......................................

DATE OF BIRTH:.................................

SEX:...........................................

AGE:...........................................

MARITAL STATUS:................................

ADDRESS:.......................................

NATIONALITY:...................................

OCCUPATION:....................................

TELEPHONE:.....................................

FAX:...........................................

EMAIL:.........................................

DATE:.............06-06-
2023.........................................

WINNER REF:.......UKEML/TTZL96658-06-06-
2023.........................

BATCH NO:.........Draw 1639 | Draw machine: 13 | Ball set:
21........

AMOUNT
WON:.......Â£1,000,000.00......................................

All winnings must be processed and claimed not later than 20/06/
2023.
*****************************************************************
********

Congratulation once again.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Florence Drew
Online Co-Ordinator
UK National Lottery Promo
Dream Big Play Small (R)

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