419 scam: "National Lottery"<winnin@winnin.com> RE:PLS CHECK YOUR MAIL

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <winnin2009@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:58:51 +0100
Subject: RE:PLS CHECK YOUR MAIL

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We wish to inform you about the draw number (2503) for Lotto held on 11/12/2019. Your e-mail address attached to your e-ticket number on file drew the lucky numbers:

13 15 36 44 50 56 Bonus 45 which won you the Raffle draw. You have been approved to claim a total sum of GBP2, 000,000.00 credited to file reference number:

KLM91/UK11SA and Batch number: 014/UK12/KLM.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer-generated ballot draw system, emails entered were extracted

from over a million unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are affiliated to the gaming control board.

This promotion takes place weekly.

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the claimant will result in disqualification. You must contact your agent not later than 48 hours upon receipt of

this information to file your claims; this way your certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for payout to you.

Call +44 741 834 8785 now.

Due to the scam on the air, you must provide the information below:
Winning e-mail address:
Reference number:

It is for us to be sure you are the right winner, view our website for live testimonies and to know more about us.

https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/results/lotto/draw-history/draw-details/2503

You can also visit us in person for the claim.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Chen T. Butler
Online Coordinator

Registration details Camelot Group plc Registered office: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN Registered in England and Wales No. 2822203

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