419 scam: "U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY" <dr.ross@any-mail.com> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims director" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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 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.
- +447872248219
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.
- drsmitheds@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- claim agent whose details are; dr. smith edwards email: drsmitheds@aol.co.uk or dr.smitheds@gmail.com direct telephone line no: (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY" <dr.ross@any-mail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 02:43:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON.

U.K. NATIONAL LOTTERY
P. O. BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Ref: EAASL/WPL3726/25 Batch: 2010/0901/Bk456

Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the U.K National Online International Lottery programs held last Saturday here in London, United Kingdom. Your email address was attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning numbers: 03, 04, 27, 30, 36 and 47 which won you the lottery in the 1st Division. Participants were selected randomly from world-wide internet users through a computer drawing system and extracted from over 2,000,000 personal/company email addresses.

This program is sponsored annually by multinational Information Technology companies to promote the use of the internet. You have therefore been approved for a payout of £948, 600:00 (Nine Hundred and Forty-Eight Thousand, Six Hundred British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02. This is the price for each winner in this category and it has been insured for the winners.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary claim Agent whose details are;
Dr. Smith Edwards
Email: drsmitheds@aol.co.uk or dr.smitheds@gmail.com
Direct telephone line no: +44-787-224-8219.

Please state your Batch and Reference numbers stated in this email in all correspondence. Also send by email your full names, address, telephone numbers, date of birth, sex, occupation and nationality.

Yours sincerely,
Ross Vaughn.
(Program coordinator). NOTE: This message is confidential and should be treated as very urgent. Failure to contact the claims director within the next 48 hours will lead to annulment of this claim.

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