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419 Scam – "Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation"
"Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation" and the "Lottery" that goes with it are the fake identity used by a gang of advance fee fraud ("419") scammers operating in Nigeria. Victims in North American are sent a fake cashier's check over US$80,000 which they are supposed to cash and then send US$20,000 to the Netherlands by Western Union (which could cost $1000 in fees). If they do that they will lose $21,000 in their money and may face criminal charges for check fraud. See: The scammers have no connection to Rolls Royce. In fact, on 2005-02-04 the Rolls Royce Owners Club (rroc.org) mentioned on its website that Rolls Royce reported this fraud to the UK police. See also:
There are two versions of the scam. One involves a cash grant, the other a lottery prize. These other scams were sent from the same IP address in Nigeria as the "Rolls Royce Lottery": "Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Lottery Foundation" From: ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR ROLLS ROYCE CHARITY FOUNDATI [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 February 2005 01:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION Online Coordinator Rolls Royce Charity Lottery Program Foundation Heritage Trust, 23, Mangotsfield, BRISTOL, BS16 9JE, England Dear Our Lucky Winner, Ref No: RRCF/765/2004/185 Batch No: 231-967-17-04 Ticket Number: 370982217413-7240 WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER This is to notify you that you have been selected by the Board of Trustees of the above International charity lottery organization based in the United Kingdom for a Cash Grant/Donation of 2,900,000.00 GBP (Two million, Nine Hundred thousand Great Britain pounds); for Business, Economic, Social and Research developments in your community and self independant. The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Lottery Foundation, an independent society, was launched in 1981, the year when Rolls-Royce Limited celebrated it's 75th anniversary by the Multi-Million Rolls-Royce family with the objective of Human Growth and Community development. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 370982217413-7240 with serial number 4708-325 drew lucky numbers 2-34-28-13-41, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Two million, Nine Hundred thousand Great Britain pounds (2,900,000.00 GBP) i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of? (2,900,000.00 GBP (Two million, Nine Hundred thousand Great Britain pounds) in cash credited to file RRSECFL/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of? 15,820,448 shared amongst the (56) 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 1000000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 2,900,000.00 GBP (Two million, Nine Hundred thousand Great Britain pounds) 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. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your award has been fully processed and your money remitted to your bank account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. Please quote your reference No and batch No in all correspondence. Note that this Donations/Grants are administered by approved European Union Banks and therefore subject to European Union Laws. You are required to Contact immediately the Executive Secretary below for the immediate processing and collection of your Grant with your Full Names, Telephone and Fax, email address. Executive Secretary: Rolls Royce Charity Lottery Program Foundation Heritage Trust, 23, Mangotsfield, BRISTOL, BS16 9JE, England Mr. Peter Gary Email: [email protected] Tel: +447031848441 Fax: +447092862342 Yours faithfully, Paul Greene Online coordinator for ROLLS ROYCE CHARITY LOTTERY FOUNDATION Sweepstakes International Program NB: PLEASE ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE Executive Secretary: Mr. peters Gary Email: ([email protected]) ________________________________________________________________________ Mail sent from WebMail service at PHP-Nuke Powered Site - http://yoursite.com Reply from claims agent "Gary Peters": From: "Gary Peters" <[email protected]> To: <emailaddress> Sent: Friday, 25 February, 2005 19:27 Subject: RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Executive Secretary: Rolls Royce Lottery Program Foundation Heritage Trust, 23, Mangotsfield, BRISTOL, BS16 9JE, England Mr. Peter Gary Email: ([email protected]) Tel: +447031848441 Fax: +447092862342 ATTN: Firstname Lastname, Congratulations!!!! This is to confirm the receipt of your winnings in our documents processing department in the organization of Rolls Royce Charity Foundation, which is also an affiliate of New Hope Foundation Lottery. The lottery promotions was Organized yearly in different category by different Organizations to put smiles on the faces of people all over the world. Your sent information’s has been confirmed, this include the Serial Number, Batch Numbers, Reference Number, Ticket Number/winning number that was sent to you by one of our online Coordinator. We do know that such information’s like this will surely make any one apprehensive and worried, since you are not aware of such promotion. The Rolls Royce Charity Foundation is poised to promote different specialty with a focus on health. Our main aim is to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, which is causing the young sibling to live an orphanage life. The Rolls Royce Charity Foundation now set a new initiative by the help of European Union, to give out prizes based on our computer ballot system, where all email address are been source from well over 100000 individual names and companies all over the world. Your support to promote and sponsor Foundation to give the less needy an opportunity to smile will be highly appreciated by the Rolls Royce Charity Foundation. God will continue to bless you as you take part in reaching to less needy around you. Your claims have been verify to as certain the authenticity and the genuine of your winnings. Our main objective is to provide guidance and documentation until you receive your prize winnings. In this regard your co-operation will be highly appreciated. You are advice to keep your winning information’s confidential; this is so because any leakage of this vital information’s may jeopardize your chances of claiming your winnings from this organization. There are two vital options that is indicated below in the payment processing form, you are to chose one of the option that is best suitable for you in collecting your price winnings from this organization by the help of our legal department. Attached to this message is a Claim/Payment Processing Form below. You are to go through this form carefully and fill the space that is requested of you, This important information’s will help us to facilitate and authenticate the processing of your winnings by the help of our legal section. You are also advised to attach with this form, a copy of any form of identification for our verification. You are to send by fax the copy of the filled Claim/payment processing form and also the requested ID to our legal department/regional payment officer in London Mr. Paul Hurst on this fax number: +44 70 92 86 23 41 or, Email: [email protected] You can as well get across to him on this number +44 70 40 11 69 36 for further verification as regards processing of winnings. The legal section will make the final verification and documentation that will be forwarded to our Regional Redemption and Financial director for the release of your cash winnings, which ever form you deem it feet to claim your winnings, that will be indicated by you in the processing form below. Sincerely Yours, Mr. Gary Peters Executive Secretary Rolls Royce Charity Foundation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROLLS ROYCE LOTTERY PROGRAM FOUNDATION HERITAGE TRUST 23, Mangotsfield, BRISTOL, BS16 9JE, England Tel: +447031848441Email:[email protected] CLAIM/VERIFICATION APPRAISAL FORM Ref. Number: RRSECFL/765/2004/185 BATCH Number: 231-967-17-04 Ticket Number: 370982217413-7240 NOTE: YOU ARE SENDING BACK THE COMPLETED FORM VIA FAX Your application for the claim of your lottery-winning prize will be duly processed for settlement and swift credit be made upon verification and certification approval. Hence, carefully fill out the attached form appropriately in the column provided below to facilitate our immediate commencement of your claims processing in order to issue you your Prize-winning Certificate. FULL NAME OF BENEFICIARY: ..................................................………………………………. ADDRESS:…………………………………………………………………………………………… CITY/STATE:…………………………………………….ZIP CODE.......................…………….… OCCUPATION:............................................................... NATIONALITY:.....................…………... SEX:……………………………………………………E-mail:……………………………………..... TEL:................................... FAX:........................................... DATE OF BIRTH:.....................……. AGE:…………………………MARITAL STATUS:………………………………………………… METHOD OF PAYMENT (A). BANK WIRE TRANSFER (KTT). BANK NAME:………………………………………………………………………………………… BANK ADDRESS:…………………………………………………………………………………….. ACCOUNT NUMBER:....................................………………………………………………………... ROUTING NUMBER......................................………………………………………………………… CITY...................………………………………….ZIPCODE.....................…………………………... TEL:.................…………………………FAX:.................…………………………………………….. COUNTRY:.............……………………………………………………………………………………. (B). CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT (CBD). HOME ADDRESS/P.O.BOX:..................................... ………………………………………………… ....................…………………………………………………………………………………………….. ....................... …………………………………………………………………………………………. .....................……………………………………………………………………………………………. WINNING INFORMATION: IN FIGURE: GBP 2,900,000 IN WORDS: TWO MILLION, NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUND.LOTTERY REF Number: RRSECFL/765/2004/185 BATCH Number: 231-967-17-04 Ticket Number: 370982217413-7240 CLAIMANT'S SIGNATURE: ...................……………………………………………………………. OFFICIAL USE ONLY: Checked by...................................... Confirmed by.......................... Agent's signature/remark..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: You are to send by fax the copy of the filled Claim/payment processing form and also the requested ID to our legal department/regional payment officer in London Mr. Paul Hurst on this fax number: +44 70 92 86 23 41 or, Email: [email protected] Message headers: Received: from 195.166.237.40 by by21fd.bay21.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:27:16 GMT X-Originating-IP: [195.166.237.40] X-Originating-Email: [[email protected]]
WHOIS details for sending IP 195.166.237.40: inetnum: 195.166.237.0 - 195.166.237.255 netname: LINKSERVE descr: IP pool for satellite hub country: NG admin-c: TO219-AFRINIC tech-c: TO219-AFRINIC status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: AS8770-MNT mnt-lower: AS8770-MNT changed: [email protected] 20040906 changed: [email protected] 20050205 remarks: data has been transferred from RIPE Whois Database 20050221 source: AFRINIC person: Tunde Ogedengbe address: Linkserve address: 22 Akin Adesola address: FATB Plaza address: Victoria Island address: Lagos Nigeria phone: +234 1 2623900 fax-no: +234 1 262 3906 e-mail: [email protected] nic-hdl: TO219-AFRINIC notify: [email protected] changed: [email protected] 19971217 changed: [email protected] 20050205 remarks: data has been transferred from RIPE Whois Database 20050221 source: AFRINIC
WHOIS details for domain "rrsecfluk.org": Domain ID:D105579067-LROR Domain Name:RRSECFLUK.ORG Created On:15-Jan-2005 19:40:06 UTC Expiration Date:15-Jan-2006 19:40:06 UTC Sponsoring Registrar:Melbourne IT, Ltd. dba Internet Names Worldwide (R52-LROR) Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED Registrant ID:C110581683433336 Registrant Name:ROLLS ROYCE LOTTERY PROGRAM Registrant Organization: Registrant Street1:987 George wallacr dr Registrant Street2: Registrant Street3: Registrant City:Gasdsen Registrant State/Province:AL Registrant Postal Code:35904 Registrant Country:US Registrant Phone:+1.2564905489 Registrant Phone Ext.: Registrant FAX: Registrant FAX Ext.: Registrant Email:[email protected] Admin ID:C110581683433333 Admin Name:ROLLS ROYCE LOTTERY PROGRAM Admin Organization: Admin Street1:987 George wallacr dr Admin Street2: Admin Street3: Admin City:Gasdsen Admin State/Province:AL Admin Postal Code:35904 Admin Country:US Admin Phone:+1.2564905489 Admin Phone Ext.: Admin FAX: Admin FAX Ext.: Admin Email:[email protected] Tech ID:C110581683433335 Tech Name:MSN NOC Tech Organization:Microsoft Tech Street1:One Microsoft Way Tech Street2: Tech Street3: Tech City:Redmond Tech State/Province:WA Tech Postal Code:98052 Tech Country:US Tech Phone:+1.4258828080 Tech Phone Ext.: Tech FAX: Tech FAX Ext.: Tech Email:[email protected] Name Server:PDOMNS1.MSN.COM Name Server:PDOMNS2.MSN.COM
Example of "cash grant" scam email:
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The sending network (IP 81.199.85.112):
The same scam still continued six weeks later using the same domain hosted by MSN:
US$21,000 check fraud with "Walter Campbell" Message headers:
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 193.219.235.2):
Mr. Peter Kline, Mr. Ray Hart.
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WHOIS details for sending network (IP 81.199.108.8): inetnum: 81.199.108.0 - 81.199.111.255 netname: CIDR-INTERCELLULAR-1 descr: Intercellular Nigeria Ltd country: NG admin-c: YA95-RIPE tech-c: YA95-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: AS12491-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered person: Yakubu Adamu address: 5th Floor, UBA House 57 address: Marina, Lagos address: Nigeria phone: +234 14704387 fax-no: +234 12643014 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] nic-hdl: YA95-RIPE source: RIPE # Filtered Executive Secretary, Rolls Royce Charity Foundation Heritage Trust, 23, Mangotsfield, BRISTOL, BS16 9JE, England. Ref No: RRCF/765/2004/185 Batch No: 231-967-17-04 Dear Sir, Notification of Cash Aid. This is to notify you that you have been selected By the Board of Trustees of the above International charity organization based in the U. K to qualify for a Cash Grant/Donation for Business, Economic, social and Research developments in your community. The Rolls Royce Charity Foundation as established 75 years ago by the Multi-Million Rolls Royce family was conceived with the objective of Human Growth and Community development. In line with the 75 years anniversary program this year the Rolls Royce foundation in conjunction with the British Council is giving out One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for Business development and Social up liftment of their various communities. These funds are freely given to enhance your business and community development. Based on the random selection exercise of millions of credit card users worldwide your name was selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$2,000,000 as charity donations/aid from the Rolls Royce Foundation in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. You are required to Contact immediately the Executive Secretary below for pre qualification and processing of your claims. Please quote your reference No. and batch No. in all correspondence. Mr. Peter Kline Please note that this donations/Grants are administered by a British Bank and therefore subject to British Laws. On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations in advance. Yours faithfully, Mr. Ray Hart. (Legal Secretary)
Received: from [195.166.238.131] (helo=ok61237.com) by vmx15.############.net with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CSRql-0003kV-OO for <emailaddress>; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:11:49 +0100 From: "Foundation Heritage Trust" <[email protected]>
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 195.166.238.131): inetnum: 195.166.224.0 - 195.166.255.255 org: ORG-LNL1-AFRINIC netname: NG-LINKSERVE-971217 descr: Linkserve Nigeria Limited descr: PROVIDER country: NG admin-c: CO445-AFRINIC tech-c: OC5192-AFRINIC status: ALLOCATED PA notify: [email protected] notify: [email protected] mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: MNT-LKS-AS8770 mnt-domains: MNT-LKS-AS8770 changed: [email protected] 19971022 changed: [email protected] 20040706 changed: [email protected] 20040922 changed: [email protected] 20040922 changed: [email protected] 20040927 changed: [email protected] 20041122 changed: [email protected] 20050205 remarks: data has been transferred from RIPE Whois Database 20050221 source: AFRINIC organisation: ORG-LNL1-AFRINIC org-name: Linkserve Nigeria Limited country: NG org-type: LIR address: Plot 308 Adeola Odeku Street address: N/A address: Victoria Island address: Nigeria phone: +234 1 2623900 phone: +234 1 2623901 fax-no: +234 1 2623906 e-mail: [email protected] admin-c: CO445-AFRINIC admin-c: OC5192-AFRINIC mnt-ref: AS8770-MNT mnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-ref: MNT-LKS-AS8770 notify: [email protected] mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT changed: [email protected] 20040415 changed: [email protected] 20040514 changed: [email protected] 20040820 changed: [email protected] 20040903 changed: [email protected] 20040903 changed: [email protected] 20040903 changed: [email protected] 20040906 changed: [email protected] 20040922 changed: [email protected] 20040922 changed: [email protected] 20040927 changed: [email protected] 20040927 changed: [email protected] 20041005 changed: [email protected] 20041006 changed: [email protected] 20041007 changed: [email protected] 20041012 changed: [email protected] 20041012 changed: [email protected] 20041012 changed: [email protected] 20041022 changed: [email protected] 20041117 changed: [email protected] 20041117 changed: [email protected] 20041117 changed: [email protected] 20041201 changed: [email protected] 20050205 remarks: data has been transferred from RIPE Whois Database 20050221 source: AFRINIC person: chima onyekwere address: Linkserve plot 308 adeola Odeku street, Victoria Island notify: [email protected] phone: +234 1 262 3900 nic-hdl: co445-AFRINIC changed: [email protected] 20041117 changed: [email protected] 20050205 remarks: data has been transferred from RIPE Whois Database 20050221 source: AFRINIC person: Obinna Chukwujekwu address: 308 Adeola Odeku Street phone: +234 1 2624802 nic-hdl: OC5192-AFRINIC mnt-by: MNT-LKS-AS8770 changed: [email protected] 20040927 changed: [email protected] 20050205 remarks: data has been transferred from RIPE Whois Database 20050221 source: AFRINIC
"Johnnie Walker Charity Foundation /Heritage Trust" This looks very similar to the "Rolls Royce Heritage Trust" scam: From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 09 May, 2005 9:56 Subject: Charity Donation/Cash Aid. Executive Secretary, Johnnie Walker Charity Foundation /Heritage Trust, 95 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2,London, United Kingdom. Ref No: JWCF/9023/2005/185 Batch No: 009-367-97-04 Notification of Cash Aid. This is to notify you that you have been selected By the Board of Trustees of the above International charity organization based in the UK to qualify for a Cash Grant/Donation for Business, Economic, social and Research developments in your community. The Johnnie Walker Charity Foundation as established 185 years ago by Mr. John Walker was conceived with the objective of Human Growth and Community development. In line with the 185 years anniversary program this year the Johnnie Walker foundation is giving out One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for Business development and Social upliftment of their various communities. These funds are freely given to enhance your business and community development. Based on the random selection exercise of millions of credit card/internet users worldwide your name was selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$2,300,000.00 as charity donations/aid from the Johnnie Walker Foundation in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. You are required to Contact immediately the Executive Secretary below for pre qualification and processing of your claims. Please quote your reference No. and batch No. in all correspondence. Mr.Phelps Wright Email:[email protected] Please note that this donations/Grants are administered by a British Bank and therefore subject to British Laws. On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations in advance. Yours faithfully, Juleen Kingsley. (Legal Secretary) ------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using GoNowMail Why Go Later... when you can GoNow! Get FREE email today with GoNowMail.com Here is a reply by a "Johnny Walker" agent. Whichever way you want to get paid you have to send cash first. As for Geography, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, which is part of Britain but not in England! 26 Ellersly Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6Jw, England. Telephone/Fax: 44-7040116532
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