419 scam: "The National Lottery." <tony@hammerplus.com> RE:Congratulations OUR LUCKY WINNER!!!

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "creditdirectfinance@outlook.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!

Fraud email example:

From: "The National Lottery." <tony@hammerplus.com>
Reply-To: <creditdirectfinance@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:31:15 -0800
Subject: RE:Congratulations OUR LUCKY WINNER!!!

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Customer Operations
The National Lottery
PO Box 251
Watford WD18 9BR
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk
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Tuesday , 29th January=
2014.
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Our Lucky Winner,
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Sir/Madam
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In 2013, over 21,000 National Lottery projects were supported by you. This=
means that, thanks to you, National Lottery players have now helped to fun=
d a total of over 420,000 projects across the UK - an average of 135 for ev=
ery postcode district. Over ?35m is contributed towards National Lottery pr=
ojects every single week, so here are some examples to give you a taste of =
some of the lives you've helped to change this year.
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We hereby announce to you that your e-mail address attached to ticket numb=
er: 6549-050618513-084979 with Serial number 011717 drew the lucky numbers=
: A 04-09-19-20-41-49 , which subsequently won a grant in the 2nd category=
. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ?1.5m (One Milli=
on, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.T=
his is from a total cash prize from National Lottery projects shared among =
the first nine (9) lucky winners in this week category. All participants we=
re selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system =
and extracted from over 100,000 countries.
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This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unw=
arranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be war=
ned.
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To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
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Credit Finance and Loans
One Lime Street EC3M 7HA London, England
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Email: creditdirectfinance@outlook.com
Contact Person: MR PULE ZACHIA
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Providing details such as:
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1. FULL NAMES:
2. HOME ADDRESS:
3. AGE:
4. SEX:
5. OCCUPATION
6. PHONE/ CELL:
7. MARITAL STATUS:
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A clear copy of your international passport, ID card or Driver's license w=
ill also be required for proper identification.
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To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your serial nu=
mbers in any correspondence with us or our designated agent.
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Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Tha=
nk you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
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Sincerely,
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Candy Combs.
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Customer Operations
The National Lottery
BIG Lottery Fund

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