419 scam: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD"<dmartin@i-plus.net> CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "u.k " (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!
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.
- cliffrobertsondesk@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- claims agent: mr. cliff robertson via emails:{ cliffrobertsondesk@gmail.com or cliffrobertsonclaims@hotmail.co.uk}, and you are to (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cliffrobertsondesk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:36:26 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON

The UK National Lottery,
PO Box 1010, Liverpool, L70 1NL
United Kingdom
REFNº: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD
WINNING #: 60/84/27/17/36/44
Date: 14/09/2009

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR.

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:

U.K National Lottery wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by the Great Britain held on Saturday September 12, 2009. Your email account attached to ticket number 902710842777887 with serial number 2688/08 drew the lucky number: 60, 84, 27,17,36,44 with a bonus jackpot number {18} have been picked as the winner of EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ONLY {£850,000.00}. This result is now released to you on this day 14/09/2009

All the email participants for the online version were selected randomly from Worldwide Websites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place biannually i.e. thrice in a year. All lucky winning must be claimed not later than October 10, 2009. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as unclaimed winning prizes. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, for the release of your winning, kindly contact the funds department in National Lottery Head Quarters. You are to contact the funds department under the office of your accredited claims agent: Mr. Cliff Robertson via emails:{ cliffrobertsondesk@gmail.com or cliffrobertsonclaims@hotmail.co.uk}, and you are to quote your detailed information and your email address for the verification and confirmation of your winnings as follows:
1. Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Winning Number:

Congratulations from all the staffs and thank you for luckily being part of the email account users program.

Dr. P. Swier,{Manager Director}, Mr. Gerald Goodman {General Manager/Foreign Operations}, Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden {Manager Domestic Banking Operations}, Dr. James Williams {Director International funds Department}, Mrs. Sandra Murphy {Executive}, Mr. Michael Cole {Group Executive}, Mr. Stephen Boer {Chairman}, MRS. JULIE VAN HANS {Vice President}.

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