419 scam: "Heritage Lottery Fund's" <salaimprensa@cbmmg.mg.gov.br> HLF Grant Award

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hlfclaims@msn.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.
- +4407424701095

Fraud email example:

From: "Heritage Lottery Fund's" <salaimprensa@cbmmg.mg.gov.br>
Reply-To: "Heritage Lottery Fund's" <hlfclaims@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:47:12 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: HLF Grant Award

Heritage Lottery Fund,
Head office :7 Holbein,
Place London ,SW1W 8NR.
United Kingdom.

Dear Sir/Madam,

YOU WON: Â£1,360,000.00! With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Heritage Lottery Fund Grant Award held on the 17th of October, 2011 drew cash Prize of Â£1,360,000.00. Your e-mail address attached to Code number 102020 with claim Number 706363/10 drew these lucky numbers 475-1163-101-767, which consequently won in the 1st category. You have been approved to receive a cash prize of Â£1,360,000.00 (One Million Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand Great British Pounds).

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
Participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system (computer ballot) from over 35,000 Companies and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address Emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please notify us immediately so to make the appropriate adjustment. Congratulations from the management and staffs of Heritage Lottery Fund.

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous winners, we advise that you Keep your winning information confidential until your claims is been processed and your funds( Â£1,360,000.00) is Transferred to you. This security measure is important; its protocol meant to avoid double claims, transfer and unwarranted abuse of this program by
other participants.

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CONTACT EVENT ADMINISTRATOR FOR YOUR PAYMENT ADVICE
Mr. Nick Owen
Tel: +44(0) 742 470 1095
E-Mail: hlfclaims@msn.com
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Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) Claims Department
1.Full Name:.......2.Residential Address:.....3.Country:......
4.Occupation:...... 5.Telephone:...6.Sex:....7.Age:....
8.Next of Kin:.....9.Nationality:....10.Winning No:.....

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Very Truly Yours,

Mrs. Carole Souter,
Online Co-coordinator,
Heritage Lottery Fund.
Copyright Â© 2011 Heritage Lottery Fund Grant.

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