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"GRANDITE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS / ADAMS STEWART / Vera Stephens" is a fake lottery scam run by a (most likely Nigerian) gang in the UK and in Spain (phone: 349-1252-1449). They use free webmail accounts and mobile phones to communicate with their victims. The supposed lottery winners are asked to send US$ 650 by Western Union (WU) to a person in Manchester, UK who uses a Nigerian name (postal addresses are meaningless in WU transfers, this is likely to be fake):
ADESUWA OBAKPOLOR PLOT-514 ST PETERS STREET MANCHESTER M60 2LA UNITED KINGDOM
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Example of initial "winning notification":
From: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 11 February, 2005 0:52 Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION. MANCHESTER LOTTO . INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. REF: REF/477-MAN891/03 BATCH: MAN/23/078/WFNL RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION(NEWYEAR BONANZA) Sir/Madam we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 7th of February 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 332-234878 drew lucky numbers 1-66-70-41-76-55, which consequently won in the 3rd Category; you have therefore been approved for a Lump sum payout of US$ 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information very confidential till your claim has been processed and your prize/money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000,000 company and 300,000 ,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place annually. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD1million international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiduciary agency, MR.EMMANUEL PAULSON (CLAIMS AGENT) of the, GRANDITE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS TEL: + +44-774-616-7120 FAX: + +44-870-121-0557 Email: [email protected] Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 18th of February 2005.After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified. Sincerely yours, MRS. LAZZY HOOKS . Lottery Coordinator. REPLY TO: [email protected] ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/ ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
Message header information:
Received: from [81.133.165.245] by mk-cpfrontend.uk.tiscali.com with HTTP; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:52:55 +0000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 212.227.126.186 From: [email protected]
WHOIS details of sending network (IP 81.133.165.245):
inetnum: 81.133.128.0 - 81.133.175.255
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admin-c: BTOW1-RIPE
tech-c: BTOW1-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
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mnt-lower: BTNET-MNT
mnt-routes: BTNET-MNT
changed: [email protected] 20031124
source: RIPE
route: 81.128.0.0/11
descr: BT Public Internet Service
origin: AS2856
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changed: [email protected] 20030615
source: RIPE
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address: BT
address: Openworld
address: UK
e-mail: [email protected]
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tech-c: RJG3-RIPE
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changed: [email protected] 20030520
source: RIPE
Email from claims agent:
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