419 scam: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <wtnn20214@swaivte.com> =?US-ASCII?B?IEF0dG46QmVuZWZpY2lhcnkgIEVtYWlsIE93bmVy?=

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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:
- "uknclaimsmanagerr2010@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "uknclaimsmanagerr2010@live.com" (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.
- +447599656173

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <wtnn20214@swaivte.com>
Reply-To: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <ukn2010@rocketmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:54:26 -0400
Subject: =?US-ASCII?B?IEF0dG46QmVuZWZpY2lhcnkgIEVtYWlsIE93bmVy?=

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM 2010
13 BRIDGE STREET STAINES MIDDLESEX,
TW18 4TP,London,
United Kingdom.

Attn:Beneficiary Email Owner

We proudly bring to your notice, the results of our online draws of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY EMAIL AWARD PROMOTIONS.

You have been selected as the second category winner in our online draws
done via computer ballot system, there were no tickets purchased. Your
email address was selected from the world wide web and was attached to your
winning details.

(1) Winning Numbers:3,5,30,31,38,47 bonus 37.
(2) Batch: SL/06- GmbH/3434
(3) Reference Number: SL/06-GmbH/4009.

Draw Date: Saturday 10/07/2010.

You have been awarded a lump sum pay out of Â£3,741,122 GBP which is the winning payout for 2nd
category winner in the online draws.

In your best interest, we request that you keep the entire details of your
award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds transferred to you. This is to
protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

In pursuant to your prize collection, kindly complete the form below and
send by email to the the processing officer below for due processing and
transfer of your prize money to you.

CLAIMS MANAGER
Contact Person: Mr. James Gilbert
phone: +44 759 965 6173
EMAIL: uknclaimsmanagerr2010@live.com

(1) NAME OF BENEFICIARY:____________________________________

(2) LUCKY NUMBERS:________________________________________

(3) EMAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________________

(4) TELEPHONE:______________________________________________

(5) FAX:____________________________________________________

(6) NATIONALITY:__________________________________________

(7) CITY:___________________________________________________

(8) COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:___________________________________

(9) ADDRESS:________________________________________________

(10)OCCUPATION:_____________________________________________

Please take Note:All Reponse should be sent to Claims Manager via email: (
uknclaimsmanagerr2010@live.com )

CONGRATULATIONS once more from UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Stella More
Promotion Manager.
http://www.national-lottery.com/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=26845

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