419 scam: "UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION" <info@loto.com> 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:

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:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "claimdept_michaellambert08@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "claimdept_michaellambert02@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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION" <info@loto.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: claimdept_michaellambert09@live.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:30:44 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: You Have Won..

The British National Lottery
P O Box 1010
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
(Customer Services)

Ticket number:56475600545 188
Ref Number: ASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Winning Number:103220

This is to inform you that your email Address won a consolation prize of
£1. 500,000.00 GBP (One Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds) of
the INTERNATIONAL EMAIL DRAW held on the 28th July 2011 in London Uk.The
selection process was carried out through random selection in Our
computerized email selection system (ess) from a database of over 200,000
email addresses drawn from which you were selected. And Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02, 18, 31, 38, 39, 46 (Bonus 42) ,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Pounds,in cash credited to fileKTU/ 9023118308/03.
This is

from a total cash prize of £6,000,000 Pounds,shared amongst the (4)lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.For due processing of your
winning claim,please contact the FIDUCIARY AGENT Information Officer
Barrister Michael Lambert who has been assigned to assist you. You are to
contact him with the following details for the release of your winnings.

For Claims, Contact:

Agent; Barrister Michael Lambert
email; claimdept_michaellambert08@live.com
claimdept_michaellambert02@live.com

Note: CHOOSE YOUR MODE OF TRANSFER.
(1) Bank to Bank Telegraphic Transfer.

(2)Diplomatic Delivery.

Provide the information below:1. Full Names: 2.Address: 3.Sex and Age:
4.Present Country:
5.Occupation:6.Phone no: 7. Nationality.

If you do not contact your claims agent within 5 working days of this
Notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep
their winning details/information from the public to avoid Fraudulent
claim (IMPORTANT) pending the prize claim by Winner.

Regards
Mrs Jennifer Holmes
Lottery Announcer to Uk Lottery Gaming Comm.

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