419 scam: Bet356 Online <shipment1@sudan-cotton.com> You won!!!

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- bet365ukonline@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bet356 Online <shipment1@sudan-cotton.com>
Reply-To: bet365ukonline@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 06:57:42 -0500
Subject: You won!!!

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BET365 ONLINE LOTTERY
Bet365 House Media Way
Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
ST1 5SZ.United Kingdom.

YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref Number: BET365/234-054
Batch: BET365/0001-000

Dear Lucky Winner,

It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but
please find time to read it carefully, we are glad to notify you that
you have been chosen by the board of trustees of BET365 Online Lottery
Promotion, after series of secret deliberations selected you as one of
the cash winner of the 2018 Lottery Promotion, this promotion is to
alleviate poverty across the globe, and business development. We happily
announce that you are the winner of the BET365 Online Lottery Promotion
Winner held on 13th February 2018,at the BET365 head quarters.

Where your email address emerged as one of the online Winning emails in
the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash winning award prize of
Â£1,750,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great
British Pounds Sterling). All participants for the online promotion
were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 email addresses of unions,
associations and corporate bodies, individuals that are listed online.
This promotion takes place yearly, and this year your email address
emerged as winner of the 2018 BET365 Online Lottery Promotion.

Your BET365 Online Willing prize award will be released to you by our
payment offices here in United Kingdom. Our United Kingdom agent
Mr.Jeffery Diehl will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your
claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please
be warned. To claim your won prize money, please contact our claims
agent through his email address with the verification form below:

United Kingdom BET365 Online Lottery Promotion Agent
Mr. Jeffery Diehl
E-mail: bet365ukonline@hotmail.com
info@bet365ukonline.com

KINDLY FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION/PROCESSING FORM BELOW AND SEND TO
HIM:

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY/STATE:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
TEL NO:
OCCUPATION:

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him on the email stated
above. You may wish to establish contact with him via e-mail. PLEASE DO
NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL,CONTACT OUR CLAIMS AGENT DIRECTLY BY Email:
bet365ukonline@hotmail.com

Congratulations ones more and good luck from board of trustees of BET365
Online Lottery Promotion
Yours Faithfully,
Online coordinator for BET365 Online Lottery.

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