uk-stake national lottery ,184 westing field drive, s.w 4th, liverpool,

[jumeirah]

how does this group operate and how doe they cheat you

[dzug]

It's an advance fee scam.

You contact them, they ask for money as a fee for processing your 'winnings'.

You pay them. Alternatively you give them your bank account details. They empty it. You never hear from them again.

Or if they think you are particularly gullible, they might come back asking for more to solve a problem that has occurred.

[dzug]

Just to expand a bit - the address doesn't exist and the phone number is a personal one that can be diverted anywhere in the world - that's how they get away with it. Next to impossible to trace.

[chijiki]

It works like the Nigerian 419 scam, so named after the Nigerian legislation that deals with this type of fraud.
If you want to learn more there are many internet sites dealing with these scams and some that fight back at the scammers.

A good place to start is 419Eater, where they bait scammers:
http://www.419eater.com/

or, if you need help or information there is the South African Police site, 419legal:
http://www.419legal.org

[aidantraffor]

SW4th? I could understand if it was SE4th 'cos Seaforth is an area of Merseyside, but then again the "E" is next to the "W" on the keyboard!