419 scam: Helen Bentley <oblyvyonsgate@hotmail.com> Result of Draws

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- magretjonesbutler@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Helen Bentley <oblyvyonsgate@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:14:00 -0400
Subject: Result of Draws

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
File: KTU/9023118308/03

Good day to you,

We happily announce to you the draw of the UNITED KINGDOM

NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International program Held

Sat 12/10/2013 in Leeds United Kingdom.

This draw was Held for Citizens of the Following

continents:

1) USA.
2) AFRICA
3) EUROPE
4) ASIA
5) NORTH / SOUTH AMERICA

Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 564

75600545 188 and Serial number 5368/02 and Drew the lucky

winning numbers: 5 12 21 26 33 45 35: which subsequently

won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have Been Approved THEREFORE to claim the full sum of

$854,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand United

States Dollars) in cash Credited to file

Ktu/9023118308/03.

This is from a Total Cash Prize of $8,540,000 ( Eight

Million, Five Hundred and Forty thousand United States

dollars. ) shared Among The First Ten (10) lucky winners

in this category

All Participants were selected randomly from the World

Wide Web Draw-through computer system. This promotion

Takes place quarterly.

In view of this, your $854,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty

Four Thousand United States Dollars) would be released and

Processed by our Fiduciary agents / officers in United

Kingdom.

For security Reasons, you are Advised to keep your winning

information Confidential Until your claims processed Has

Been completed and your money remitted to you in Manner

whatever you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of

our precautionary measure to Avoid Claiming and

unwarranted Abuse of This Some unscrupulous elements by

program. Please Be Warned.

To file for your claim, Please contact our fiduciary

agent:

MRS MARGRET JONES
magretjonesbutler@yahoo.com

You can go to our online result site to confirm
your winnings numbers:
http://www.national-lottery.com/results.asp

Thank you for Being part of our promotional lottery

program.

Sincerely,

Helen Bentley

Anti-fraud resources:

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