419 scam: =?utf-8?B?R2FtZUJveGxvdHRvLmNvbcKu?= <toddrickbrown-gblt@gbl.org> CLAIMS 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:
- ",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)
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.
- +447031807953 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?B?R2FtZUJveGxvdHRvLmNvbcKu?= <toddrickbrown-gblt@gbl.org>
Reply-To: udiir3ibcsy3jb6@jetable.net
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:34:27 -0600
Subject: CLAIMS NOTIFICATION

GameBoxLotto.comÂ®
44 GROSVENOR SQUARE
LONDON, W1A 1AE
UNITED KINGDOM
REG-QC NUMBER: UK-GBL-8390471-MC
SERIAL PIN NUMBER: UK-GBL-03-052010/310
ON BOX NUMBER: 209/03

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Welcome to GameBoxlotto.comÂ®, where real people win life changing cash
every day. GameBoxlotto.com is the largest online lottery style sweepstakes
company since year 2000; we have awarded 68,915,357.00 in cash and prizes on
our daily, weekly, monthly and annual sweepstakes promo. We have equally
maintained our unbeatable stand in the industry as it concerns the pay out
of winnings to successful winners with the help of our London clearing/pay
banks.

In line with the commemorating event marking our 10th year
anniversary/existence, we rolled out over 100,000,000.00 (One Hundred
Million Great British Pounds) for this anniversary/all new season jumbo
draw. The selection was made through a computer drawn system attaching
personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. Selected winners for these
draws were randomly picked and drawn from a wide range of web/internet
users.

As luck and destiny would have it, your email address as indicated was
randomly picked and attached to ticket registration number 10492047710 and
serial pin number: UK-GBL-03-052010/310 and drew these lucky numbers
03-07-11-21-23-25 (10) which subsequently won you 550,000.00 GBP (Five
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) as one of the 40 jumbo
jackpot winners in this draw. You are therefore entitled to a total payout
of 550,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred and fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) in
this jumbo promo. The draws were conducted at the Grosvenor Square, London,
on March 27, 2010.

These lottery Draws are commemorative and as such special. Please be
informed by this winning notification to make contact with our
claims/verification department with the details below who shall by duty
guide you through the claims process to facilitate the release of your
winnings accordingly.

Mr. Simon Briggs
(Claims Officer/Head of Department)
Tel: +44-703-180-7953
Fax: +44-709-289-6542
Email: udiir3ibcsy3jb6@jetable.net

(1) FULL NAME
(2) SEX
(3) AGE
(4) NATIONALITY
(5) FULL ADDRESS
(6) OCCUPATION
(7) MARITAL STATUS
(8) MOBILE/TELEPHONE NUMBER
(9) WINNING EMAIL ID
(10) DRAW DATE
(11) TOTAL AMOUNT WON
(12) ON BOX NUMBER
(13) SERIAL PIN NUMBER
(14) TICKET NUMBERS

The entire members and staffs of the GameBoxlotto.comÂ® congratulate you on
your win and wish you a productive year 2010 as you spend your good fortune
and as well enjoy your savings.

Sincerely,
Toddrick Brown (Mr.)
Membership Director
GameBoxlotto.comÂ® - Where real people win real cash every day

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