Report Summary
Date Reported |
19th October 2004 |
Apparent Sender |
UK LOTTERY
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Return Address |
UK_LOTTERY < pkr7000@fastermail.com >
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Subject |
AWARD DEPARTMENT |
Format |
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Method |
A another lottery variant of the 419 style of scam - uses the fake promise of a lottery win to eventually lure victim and trick them into giving away their bank details, or by requesting payments for 'administration costs'.
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Bogus Web Content? |
No |
URL of web content |
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RISK LEVEL |
MEDIUM |
WARNINGS |
1. A lottery variant of the 419 style of scam. Correspondance will simply result in requests for 'administration fees' to cover various costs, but you'll never actually get any money back!
2. UK Lottery almost certainly do not exist, and is a name chosen to sound like the (real) UK National Lottery, and did you actually enter this lottery? An almost universal rule is that if you haven't entered a competition, you haven't won it! And even if you have the prize is likely is likely to be a fraction of that promised. You'd think a financial company would actually be able to spell the word 'financial' as well!
3. Notice that the sender uses a free, web based email address. A real company would almost certainly use their own.
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" We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,18th Oct, 2004 of
winners of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY; UNITED KINGDOM / PROGRAMS held on 6th
Oct, 2004."...
If you have received this email, please remember that it is very
common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly
different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different
provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common
place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first,
although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.
The Spoof Email ...
THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
188 HIGH ROAD,LOUGHTON
ESSEX. UNITED KINGDOM
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSMENT ADVICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,18th Oct, 2004 of
winners of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY; UNITED KINGDOM / PROGRAMS held on 6th
Oct, 2004. Your email address attached to ticket number 023-56678230954,drew
the lucky numbers
5-22-26-40-42-43-44,batch number 6858/UK and consequently won the
lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum
pay #3,187,556 (THREE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS)
which has been credited to file REF NO. SGIL/763276/03. This is from the
total prize money of #20,000,000.00 which is to be shared among the forty
national winners in categories C with serial number:IL/FLW/12-C033721192.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia, New Zealand,America,Europe,North America,Africa
and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with White Star Security Network
and insured in your REFERENCE FILE.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
Our group of philanthropist headed by UNITED KINGDOM'S government
promoted this lottery program. To begin your claim please contact your
file/claim officer:
MR.PARK REYNOLDS
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
WHITE STAR SECURITY NETWORK.
EMAIL:pkr7000@netscape.net or parkreynolds_20@walla.com
TEL:+447O4O11O278
FAX:+448701373951
Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of THE UNITED KINGDOM will be required
to make a NON DEDUCTABLE advance payment for processment and legal
documentation charges of #1,860 as required by the WHITE STAR SECURITY
NETWORK.
Please be aware that our Paying Authority will Effect Payment
Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,Verifications and validation provided by
our processing Agent; that would be designated to your file for due
processment and remittance of your prize to any designated account of your
choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks
from the date of this notification. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is
AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.Thank you,
PARK WILSON. (Lottery Coordinator)
N.B : DO NOT RELPY TO THIS BOX,CONTACT YOU CLAIMS AGENT FOR DETAILS ON HOW
TO CLAIM YOU PRIZE.
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