419 scam: "BANANA LOTTERY AWARD 2010" <megrant@eircom.net> WINNING 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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "ukbananagroup@qatar.io" (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.
- +447011153088 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANANA LOTTERY AWARD 2010" <megrant@eircom.net>
Reply-To: <ukbananagroup@qatar.io>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:39:12 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

BANANA LOTTERY AWARD GAME,
78 Earls Ct Rd, Kensington,
London, W8 6EQ
United Kingdom.
website: www.bananalotto.co.uk/inscription.php

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Attn Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of OUR YEARLY BANANA LOTTERY AWARD GAME Sweepstake online International programs held in Essex United Kingdom. Your E-mail address attired to batch number(BAN1979/AU) and ref number(ANA9791AU) has won you £100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds).

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category? You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds).

To redeem your PRIZE of £100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds),you are to fill
the payment processing form as follows and send to your fiduciary agent with the details below :

YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Mr.Steven Williams
Email: ukbananagroup@qatar.io
Tel: +44 701 115 3088

FILL THIS VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND IT TO YOUR LOTTERY AGENT

DETAILS OF BENEFICIARY.
NAME (SURNAME FIRST):...............................
ADDRESS:.............................................................
COUNTRY:............................................................
OCCUPATION:....................................................
MARITAL STATUS:..............................................
AGE:.......................................................................
TELEPHONE:.......................................................
SEX:..............................................
BATCH NUMBER:...............................................
REF NUMBER:...........................................

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

Sincerely,
Dr.Grace Wales
United Kingdom Banana National Lottery Inc Zonal Co-coordinator.
Copyright ? 1996-2010 The Banana National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
100860 8556 2548 9576UK

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