419 scam: "player@national-lottery.co.uk" <gqt15@besv1.onmicrosoft.com> Final Notification!!

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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")
- "overseas claims unit" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "player@national-lottery.co.uk" <gqt15@besv1.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <kwrshd@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 07:14:52 +0100
Subject: Final Notification!!

The National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1N UNITED KINGDOM (Cus=
tomer Services) Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/09/ZY369 FIN=
AL WINNING NOTIFICATION: Dear Lucky Winner, RE=
: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION We=
are pleased to notify you the Draw (#1922) of the NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online=
Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Saturday, 24th May, 2014=
. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a =
pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe,=
America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and N=
orth & South America as part of our international promotions program conduc=
ted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part o=
f your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.=
The result of our computer draw (#1922) which took place on Saturday, 24th=
May, 2014 selected email address attached to an e-ticket number56475600545=
188 with Serial number (5627635368/10) drew the lucky numbers: 14 16 20 38=
39 45 (bonus no. 23), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st ca=
tegory to the sum of =A35,340,060 (Five Million, Three Hundred and forty Th=
ousand and sixty British Pounds Sterling). which is to be shared among two =
lucky winners of whom you are one. You have therefore been appro=
ved to claim your winning valued at =A32,670,030 (Two Million, Six Hundred =
and seventy Thousand and thirty British Pounds Sterling) in cheque credited=
to file KTU/9023118308/10. Your prize award has been insured =
in your email address and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefo=
re, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited cl=
aim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 7 days (date of t=
his email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to y=
our designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satis=
factorily dispensed with. For security reasons, you are advised to keep you=
r winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your mo=
ney remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. Th=
is is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarr=
anted abuse of this program. Please be warned. You may want to go through o=
ur online web result checker http://www.national-lottery.co=
.uk/player/lotto/results/prizeBreakdown.ftl?drawNumber=3D1922&drawSequence=
=3D0 This promotion takes place twice weekly. Please =
note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet repres=
entative as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your funds woul=
d be released to you by any of our payment offices in Nigeria, West Africa.=
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period =
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our European agent wil=
l immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds =
as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail to=
the agent with the particulars presented below sending the batch and refer=
ence numbers and these information below for quick verifications and releas=
e of funds between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday. =
Overseas Claims Unit United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Agent=
One Name: Mr. Webster Stephen Alexander Email: stephenwebster1@e-mail.u=
a VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM 1. FU=
LL NAMES: __________________________________ 2. FULL ADDRESS: ___________=
_________________________________ ________________________________________=
____ 3. SEX: _______________ 4. AGE: ________ 5. MARITAL STATUS: _______=
____________ 6. OCCUPATION: ________________________ 7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _=
____________________________ 8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: _____________________ =
Make sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to=
the Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose. Our =
winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press a=
nonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be =
further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until th=
e end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent clai=
ms. This is part ofour precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and u=
nwarranted abuse of this program. CONGRATULATIONS!!! =
At your disposal, we remain. Very Truly Yours, =
David Edward The National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL =
UNITED KINGDOM. =20

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