419 scam: "UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <info@lottery.co.uk> Final Notice..!

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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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +447045750654 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <info@lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: customer-claims@live.com
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:34:11 +0200
Subject: Final Notice..!

THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS
PO BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million Great
Britain Pounds for 2010/2011 Prize promotion which is
organized by GMAIL/MICROSOFT & UK LOTTO every (2) yrs.

UK LOTTO and GMAIL/MICROSOFT collects all the email addresses of the
people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Gmail
and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected
every two years to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the
Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center.
Gmail/Uk Prize Award must be claimed no later than 30th days, from date of
Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers: Ticket Winning Number
356-00098-3211-222, Reference Lucky Number 67-99-777963, and Serial Number
.818-09

These numbers fall within the United Kingdom Location file, you are
requested to contact our claim agent in United Kingdom and send your
winning identification numbers to him:

Claim Agent Name: Barr.Terry Adams.,
Assistant Secretary Name: Mr.Micheal Brown,
Tel: Tel: +44 704 575 0654
E-mail: customer-claims@live.com

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to
facilitate the release of of your fund to you and Our fiduciary Manager
will immediately hand over your wining fund to our DELIVERY COMPANY (CITY
LINK COURIER EXPRESS) for immediate delivery.

1. FULL NAMES: ________________________
2. ADDRESS: ___________________________
3. SEX / AGE: ____________________________
4. MARITAL STATUS: ______________________
5. OCCUPATION: _________________________
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER: _________________________
7. MOBILE NUMBER: ________________________
8. STATE: _________________________
9. COUNTRY / NATIONALITY: __________________

Congratulations!!! Once again,

Dr. (Mrs.) Wright D. Cruz

WARNING!
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