419 scam: Sandra Shelton <info@national-lottery.co.uk> FINAL 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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- ",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)
- "emailuser@blumail.org" (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.
- +447045776284 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Sandra Shelton <info@national-lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: emailuser@blumail.org
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:11:43 -0500
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
PO Box 287
Watford
WD18 9TT
UNITED KINGDOM

REF No:UKNL-L/200-26937
BATCH No:2007MJL-01
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No:S/N-00168
LUCKY No: 03-08-16-22-38-39 [26] Bonus Ball

FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on Tuesday, 10th
SEPTEMBER 2013. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of £2,000,000(Two Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to
file: UKNL-L/200-26937
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized E-mail Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of
over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email
address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with
Batch Number: 2007MJL-01 and Ticket Number: 20511465463-7644 was
randomly selected as the star prize winner among other consolation
prize winners.
For you to collect your prize, kindly fill the verification form below
and send it to our international director in person of Dr. John Duncan
of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this
notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance
and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.

For your claim, please contact our claims agent;

Dr. John Duncan
Email: emailuser@blumail.org
Tel: +447045776284

Provide him with the information below:
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME: ................
2.) AGE:...............................................
3.) SEX:..............................................
4.) ADDRESS: ............................
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE: .........
6.) NATIONALITY.......
7.) COUNTRY:/PRESENT COUNTRY:...............
8.) PHONE: ........................................
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: ....................
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A)ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER to your designated Bank Account.
(B) CERTIFIED BANK CHEQUE.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Warm regards,
Mrs. Sandra Shelton
You must be 16 or over to claim a prize.

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