419 scam: "USAID AND DFID INT'LOTTERY"<info@info.com> Ref No. USIAD/UK04/2013

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
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.
- usaidanddfidlott03@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "USAID AND DFID INT'LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usaidanddfidlott03@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 04:44:00 +0800
Subject: Ref No. USIAD/UK04/2013

USAID AND DFID INT'L LUCKY DRAW
Abercrombie House, Eagle sham Road,
East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Winning Number: USAID/517/25
Batch No: USAID/805/902
Ref No. USIAD/UK04/2013

Dear Winner,
This is to inform you that THE UK Department of International Development (DFID) and UNITED STATES Agency for International Development (USAID) Has awarded your email address of the sum: (Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) in the ongoing Global development Lucky draw Program 2013.

Email address owners, Facebook Account Owners and Twitter Account Owners from around the globe was inputted in a computerized integrated random system from which your Facebook Account came out as one of our lucky winners.

This Program is sponsored by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) And UK Department of International Development (DFID) as part of our social responsibility and as a means to promote economic growth, agriculture and trade, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and Humanitarian Assistance. USAID and DFID are International Government Organization Primarily Responsible for Administering Aid foreign civilians. President John F. Kennedy Created USAID in 1961 by executive order to implement development assistance programs in the areas authorized by the Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

For the Claim of your winning amount of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD 500.000), kindly Email the Claims administrator as stated below. Kindly Send the required details below to: usaidanddfidlott03@gmail.com

FULL NAME:
AGE:

GENDER:

ADDRESS:

CITY:

STATE:

OCCUPATION:

PHONE NUMBER (S):

ZIP CODE:

Reasons for Security and Due to the mix-up and multiple Occurrence of some names on Our Data, We ask you That Keep this Notification Strictly from Public Notice until your Claim Has Been processed and your money remitted to you. This is Part of Our Security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non-winners in this program.
Note: All winnings MUST be claimed before the end of this program being December 2013; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.

Head Administrator: Dr.Blanco Vidic
USAID.

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