419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
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:
- "admn.nasaukoffice@e-mile.co.uk" (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 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.
- nasapaymentenquiresoffice@dbzmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mike McCain" <nasainformationcentre@gmail.com>
Reply-To: payment.centre@gmx.co.uk
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 19:45:00 +0200
Subject: Re: Congatulation! Payment Notification Letter from UK Sport
Funding Award

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
ROYAL AERONAUTICS SOCIETY, UK SPORT FUNDING AWARD AND NATIONAL SPACE
ADMINISTRAION ORGANIZATION COMPANY AWARD.

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS (GBP?750, 000:00) for the first
quarter, 2012. Prize Promotion which was organized by Royal Aeronautic
Society, UK Sport Fundind Award and National Space Administration
organization.

Through collective email addresses of the people that are active online,
among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other
E-mail Providers. Five people 5 international recipients worldwide are
selected this month to benefit from this promotion with regards to this
Centers awards programs to meet the unique needs and character of their
specific workforce, for Business development, economic development. About
76 such programs were identified.

The majority of the award programs are non-monetary and most of the
monetary awards include some form of non-monetary recognition, such as a
plaque or certificate and this notification. About half of these
Center-level awards are available to groups, persons and teams. For more
details on your Centers award programs, contact your human resources office
and/or refer to your respective payment Center awards and recognition These
companies support, will encompass an extensive campaign including
promotions and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER:2022234522
PIN: 1206

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. These
numbers fall within the United Kingdom Location file, you are requested to
contact our Payment director for payment directives with your claim
immediately.
Agent Name: Mrs.Dina Wesley
Address: Hamilton Place London W1J 7BQ, United Kingdom.
Email: nasapaymentenquiresoffice@dbzmail.com
Email: admn.nasaukoffice@e-mile.co.uk
You are advised to send the following informations to your agent to
facilitate the release of your winning fund to you.
1. Full Names..........................................................
2. Contact Address................................................
3. Telephone Number.............................................
4. Fax Number........................................................
5. Occupation............................. ???????.
Congratulations!! Once again.
Yours in service,
Dr. Mike McCann
Helpline :+44 (0)70 4090 2590
Fax:+44 (0)70 4090 2669

All rights reserved. Terms of Service Guideline
Kindly find details in the attachment for your payment claim and contact
your agent immediately
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY!
Do not give out your winning informations and avoid public notice, to
prevent double claim.

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