419 scam: "Mega Million"<information@londonlottery.info> Mega Million Live Draw

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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:
- ",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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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: "Mega Million" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claim-agent@postmaster.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:05:09 +0700
Subject: Mega Million Live Draw

Mega Million Lotto

One Silk Street

London

EC2Y 8HQ

United Kingdom

+441233800694

Good day Ma'am/Sir,

We are pleased to announce to you the result of the Mega Million Live International lottery SMS Draw held this month. Your Mobile Telephone Number attached to ticket number: GPUK590206 250 with Serial number 1495/14 drew the lucky numbers: 02, 16, 77, 20, 16, which won in the 1st category of the draw.

Your prize is GBP 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) in cash and has been credited to file MTF/13700117/14. A total cash prize of GBP 50.000.000.00 (Fifty Million Great Britain pounds) was shared among the 10 lucky winners across the globe in different categories. All participants were selected randomly from the Internet and the International Directory, and extracted from over 100,000 unions, individuals, associations and corporate bodies tha! t are listed in the Directories.

We need you to provide us with the following information so that we can issue you the certificate of Award and process your prize release.

Full name. . . . . . . . . . . .

Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nationality. . . . . . . . . . . .

Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . .

Occupation. . . . . . . . . . .

We will immediately start the process to facilitate your funds release as soon as you send the required details. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you. Any form of double claim will lead to disqualification.

This prize was awarded to you by Mega Million Lottery United Kingdom and can only be claimed from our office here in United Kingdom.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of Mega Million lotto.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Steve Robinson
(F iduciary Agent)

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