419 scam: "MRS TANIA JOHNSSON" <uklotowinner@tulsaemail.com> CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your Won UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "million british pounds" (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 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.
- +447031821842 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- uklotteryclaimoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- alexandrasmith@rocketmail.com
- euro.claimoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS TANIA JOHNSSON" <uklotowinner@tulsaemail.com>
Reply-To: taniajohnsson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:58:19 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your Won UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

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FROM: THE DESK OF MRS TANIA JOHNSSON.
(ONLINE COORDINATOR)
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY.
UNITED KINGDOM P.O. BOX,
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
(Customer Services)
REFERENCE NO: MSWL/200/21067.
BATCH NO: UK/2054/011.*

**
*MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD*
**
*DEAR WINNER NO: 4. *

*THE UNITED KINGDOM COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM
YOU THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE 9 WINNER'S OF OUR ANNUAL FIRST QUARTER OF THE
YEAR LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HELD ON 10TH OF JULY,
2008. *

*YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO. WITH SERIAL
NUMBER S/N-00221, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LUCKY 9 WINNER'S LOTTERY
CATEGORY. YOU ARE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED TO CLAIM THE LUMP SUMS OF £1.2
MILLION BRITISH POUNDS. (One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Pounds) PAYABLE
IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSWL/200-21067. THIS IS FROM TOTAL
SUM OF £10.8
MILLION POUNDS SHARED AMONG THE 9 LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND
SECOND CATEGORY.*

*ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO
MAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES,
3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED
STATES, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA. IT IS PART OF INTERNATIONAL
"E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT
MS -WORD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND
COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.*

FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR WINNING FUND, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHIEF
CLAIM DIRECTOR MR. ALEXANDRA JOHNSON IMMEDIATELY ON PHONE: *TEL: +44 703 182
1842 *OR BY E-MAIL
uklotteryclaimoffice@yahoo.co.uk<http://us.mc593.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=uklotteryclaimoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
* *TO COMMENCE THE PROCESS TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. BELOW IS THE CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY CLAIM DIRECTOR.

*:* alexandrasmith@rocketmail.com<http://us.mc593.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=uklotteryclaimoffice@yahoo.co.uk><http://us.mc593.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=euro.claimoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
*NAME: MR. ALEXANDRA SMITH*
*(CHIEF CLAIM DIRECTOR)*
*TEL: +44 703 188 5553*

PROVIDE HIM WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW:

1.COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPIORT OR ID OR DRIVERS LICENSE:
2.ADDRESS:
3.MARITAL STATUS:
4.OCCUPATION:
5.AGE:
6.SEX:
7.NATIONALITY:
8.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10. DIRECT MOBILE PHONE
11. EMAIL:
12.FAX NUMBER:
13.BATCH NUMBER:
14.REF NUMBER:

FOR SECURITY REASONS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL TILL YOUR CLAIMS ARE PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU
IN WHATEVER MANNER YOU DEEM FIT TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. THIS IS PART OF OUR
PRECAUTIONARY MOTIVE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS
PROGRAM. PLEASE BE WARNED.
[image: You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize]
GOODLUCK FROM ME AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE UK/NATIONAL LOTTERY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

*MRS. TANIA JOHNSSON *
*(*ONLINE COORDINATOR)
**
*Copyright (c) 1996-2008 The British Lottery Inc.
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