National Lottery scam using the same text for a year
A major mistake to avoid if you are a lottery scammer would be to send out the exact same mail more than once. Especially using the exact same ticket number (5647560054 188), the same serial number (5368/02) and even the same lucky numbers (50-18-22-24-32-33) more than once.
Tonight when I received two emails with these numbers, to two of my e-mail accounts, I searched my mailboxes for more instances. And sure enough: These exact numbers where mentioned in no less than five lottery scam emails. The first time I saw a lottery scam using these numbers was over a year ago.
A search for [5647560054 188] on Google actually returns 74 results. All mentioning the same lottery scam. One of them is from this site, published on January 15, 2005. [Read it here!]
How can somebody be that stupid? It’s not especially difficult to write a script that changes these numbers dynamically while sending out the scam mails. But maybe, we should be happy that lottery scammers are as dumb as they are. But since they continu to send them out, I’ll just continue to publish them.
Here goes:
From: ukpayment_centre@o2.co.uk
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Date: 22 April 2006 19:29:00 GMT+02:00
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Reply-To: ukpayment_centre@o2.co.ukNational Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#471) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 23RD APRIL, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 5647560054 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 50-18-22-24-32-33 (bonus no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i. ematch 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly until the end of the year. (31/12/2006)
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. (5647560054 188) In view of this, your £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent 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 till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
Please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
PAYMENT CENTRE.
Mr.Brown Walter.
E-MAIL :release-department@paymentcentre.wanadoo.co.uk
Fax:+44-87-1253-0429CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator
June 9th, 2007 at 4:29 am
Here is a good one. I get this scam hundreds of times and sometimes I get even.
I gave them all fake info and even a picture (fake too) and then I asked them to send a courier to pick up my check and I drew a picture of a middle finger and asked them how much it cost them for me to tell them to go fuck themselves. Pertty funny. I also did this, I told them I was a pastor in my church and I even showed a picture of myself (fake) in a white robe. I had em going for a while and then I told them they had to be a church member and I did such a good job, I got them to send me a donation to the church with them thinking I was going to give them 10 grand. Thanks for the free beer money friday night. (Losers) Another funny one. I love it !!!
September 27th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title nal Lottery scam using the same text for a year. Thanks for informative article
October 21st, 2007 at 3:29 pm
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
PROMOTERS.
Website For
Result:http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \”A\” WINNER
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
concluded annual final draws of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,held on the 13th
October 2007.The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive
list of
25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by
an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated
computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
two winners in the category \”A\” with the following:
Ref Number: UK/776090X2/23
Batch Number: 013/05/8394369
Ticket Number: 56475612545 187
Lucky Numbers: 7-11-12-36-38-39-{44}
You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of £691,252.00(Six Hundred And Ninety One
Thousand,Two Hundred And Fifty Two Great Britain Pounds) each from
the total payout. Your prize award has been insured
with your e-mail address and will be transferred to
you upon meeting our requirements, statutory
obligations, verifications, validations and
satisfactory report. To begin the claims processing of
your prize winnings you are advised to contact our
licensed and accredited claims agent for category
\”A\” winners with the information below:
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==
Barr.Owen Green
Phone number:
+44 704 571 7699
Fax:+44 707 505 5336
Official Email: verificationunit4@gmail.com
Foreign Services Manager,
Payment and Release order Department,
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
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==
VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.WINNING NUMBER:
12.AMOUNT WON:
13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
14. COUNTRY
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NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20
days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be
included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence. You are
to keep all lotto information away from the general
public especially your reference and ticket numbers.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not
be entertained).Members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this
program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Carl A.Allison.
Online coordinator
for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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contain information which is confidential and/or
privileged. The information is intended solely for the
use of the individual or entity named above. If you
are not the intended recipient,be aware that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or use of the contents is prohibited.If you have received
thiselectronic transmission in error,please notify the sender by
telephone or return email and delete the material from your computer.
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November 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am
SRES. ME MANDARORON UN CORREO DE ESA LOERIA NATIONAL LOTTERY, EN EL CUAL SOY GANADOR DE L.691,252.00 EN LA CATEGORIA \”A\” ESPERO QUE ME DIGAN SI ES SIRTO O FALFO POR FAVOR MANDEME UN CORREO POR ESTA VIA E-MAIL GRACIAS.JOSE CARMELO BRAMANTE DE CARACAS VENEZUELA.
February 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I received the following email from this same group:
Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
We are in receipt of your mail and i must say that you are lucky for receiving the second email from us , your email attached to a ticket number.your email address was randomly selected along with others from various websites on the Internet. we have to inform you that this is real and you are truly a lucky winner of the lump sum. of. (600,000.pounds) six hundred thousand pounds.
This programme was design to encourage the use of the Internet in developing nations but presently we are for now involving all the continents in the world. Winners are normally picked from account you are extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this years lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know Internet depending on the usage and also your luck is based on if you are on the Internet when our computer balloting is taking place.
The major computer companies in the world contribute to this programme with little contribution from the United Nations. Also this programme is cover by the various law of lottery of the United Kingdom and also of various countries of the European Union. It is pertinent to inform you that your winning certificate and your Cheque has been zoned among to be released from our payment office here in England .
The options of payment.
Your cheque cashier cheque will be sent to your address by courier service.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FOR DISPATCH.
With this information supplied by you, we will be able to create your records in our data base of winners and begin processing of your winning claim.
________________________________________________
I replied with the following. Yes, it’s fake but I thought they should get a taste of their own medicine.
Dear Sir or Madam,
You have contacted, merely by chance I presume, a member of the United States Congressional Party and also an affiliate of the office for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Office # 3324, Indianapolis IN, United States of America. Your electronic correspondences have been forwarded to this office and have been confirmed as fraudulent.
Due to an ongoing effort by our offices as well as efforts by our International partners including Scotland Yard and Interpol, the IP address from which these emails have been submitted has been traced by it’s electronic signature and identification of it’s users is underway. Participant’s in this long running scam will be charged with fraud, passing fraudulent paper, identity theft (as it applies), misrepresentation of a copyrighted system and trademark infringement of the National Lottery, as well as many other miscellaneous varying levels of misdemeanor and felony charges as allowed by the newly developed International Court of Law. Penalties may include but are not limited to incarceration and restitution in amounts yet to be determined by an ongoing civil case. Other charges will be managed in the criminal court.
Therefore it is strongly recommended that you cease and desist all current or future activity as it relates to this investigation. If you and/or any associates of this IP address would like to assist in the investigation by providing additional information which could be used to prevent future attempts of other fraudulent solicitor’s and to help in the apprehension of currently active participant’s, please contact me when possible. Your cooperation will be considered when this matter befalls a governing court.
Sincerely,
A. R. Huntington
Offices of the Congressional Party, USA