419 scam: "UK Lotto Organization"<uklottowinnings@org-co.uk> Your email address has won you UK Lotto US$4.6 Million

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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.
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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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 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.
- jerrychog@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK Lotto Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklloarganizationn@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:04:42 +0700
Subject: Your email address has won you UK Lotto US$4.6 Million

FROM UK LOTTO ORGANIZATION
THIS MESSAGE BELONGS TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.

We are glad to inform you that the computer results of our e-mail address and free-ticket lotto award of February 28th, 2015 held in Bangkok-Thailand has been released and your email address came out and won you the sum of US$4.600,000,00. Your email address was entered for the computer online draws on this Free Ticket Numbers: UKL-93247698JPZ and it came out as a winning email address on this Lucky Numbers: YKA72794857-GDA.

Your reply to this message will be expected and our Appointed Claims Agent Mr. Jerry Cheong will proceed with you from there and he will let you know the US$4.600,000,00 payment methods available to you. MAKE SURE YOU REPLY WITH COPY OF THIS WINNING NOTIFICATION EMAIL MESSAGE AND ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPULSORY WINNING CLAIMS INFORMATION IN YOUR CONTACT MESSAGE:

COMPULSORY INFORMATION: Your complete official names, Address, Country of origin and country of residence, telephone and mobile numbers.OPTIONAL INFORMATION: Sex, Age, Occupation / job title, and marital status. For claims Contact Mr. Jerry Cheong, Email-Address: jerrychog@yahoo.com.hk

Best Regards,
Mrs. Margarita Cole.
NOTIFICATION/ONLINE CO-COORDINATOR
UK Lotto Organization.

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