419 scam: "UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION"<uk_lottery@yahoo.org> UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

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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:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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 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.
- uklottrey1@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklottrey1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 22:28:46 +0700
Subject: UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

FROM UK -LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS

If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as the
result of the UK lotto online e-mail address free-ticket winning draws of 5th August
2011, held in Bangkok Thailand has just been released and we are glad to announce
to you that your email address won you the sweeptakes in the first category and you
are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6 Million, Your email address was entered for
the online draw on this Free Ticket Numbers: UKL890712778512 and won on this Lucky
Numbers: AZ167423577.

You are to contact Mr. Prayoon Luangvilard on the below email address for quick
delivery of your won cheque of US$4.6Millon. Note that all winners cheque are
certified cashiers bank cheque and when delivered and received by you, you can cash
it in your bank without any delay. To enable Mr. Prayoon Luangvilard ascertain you
as the rightful winner and receiver of the US$4.6Million certified cashiers bank
cheque, MAKE SURE you include the below listed information in your contact mail to
Mr. Prayoon Luangvilard. Your country of origin and country of residence/work,
complete official names, amount won, free ticket and lucky numbers, date of draw,
address where your wish to receive your certified cashiers bank cheque, contact
telephone, Sex and Age.

Mr. Prayoon Luangvilard
Email-Address: uklottrey1@yahoo.co.jp

Just incase you are thinking of how you won without entering, then know again that
this very draw of the UK Lottery Organization in which you have emerged as a winner
was a free ticket online email address draws where thousands of email addresses was
collected from almost all world wide websites and used for the online
draws/sweeptakes and during winners selection your email address came out among the
first ten which won you the lottery in the first winnings category and entitles you
to claim the certified cashiers bank cheque of US$4.6Million.

From: Mr. Henry Lambert.
Online Winning Notification,
UK Lottery Organization.

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