419 scam: UK LOTTERY BOARD <mr.donowens@yahoo.com.hk [tptlinuxusers] Your Email Address Has Won You $4.6M

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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.
- mr.donowens@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY BOARD <mr.donowens@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:13:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your Email Address Has Won You $4.6M

UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TOLPITS LANE,
WATFORD,HERTS WD18 9RN
UNITED KINGDOM.
Ticket Number: APP236566301307
Lucky Number:MX014926583.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU $4.6M

LOTTERY ORGANIZATION TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS

If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail address draws of 29th March 2008 held this time in Bangkok - Thailand has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your email address won you the sweepstakes in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6Million.

Your email address was entered for the special end of year Bonanza online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number:MX014926583.

To immediately claim your prize, you are to our fiduciary agent to facilitate the release of your winnings.

WARNING: You are to quote your winning details to your claims agent,otherwise you will not be recognised as one of
our online winners to be receiving this won prize from him.

Also send your below information to him for immediate contact and release of your winnings.

1: Your Full name
2:Your Phone and Fax Number
3:Your Occupation
4:Marital status
5:Your Age/Sex

All correspondence should be sent to

NAME: Donard Owens (lOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT)

SERVICE EMAIL: mr.donowens@yahoo.com.hk

CONGRATULATIONS

Mrs Jessica Ashdort
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.

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