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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024027047 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • catth_wales00@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • british_onlinelottery_promo00@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Chris Walker" <chriswalker.0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: catth_wales00@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:00:34 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

OVERSEAS/EUROAFROASIA   

 SWEEPSSTAKESLOTTERY2006

                                              

                    

                                       BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION

 

 

                                                     

28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02 
Batch: 16/211/0374                                                                             23rd September 2006

                                                   

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

ATTENTION :

 

                           BTL NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw (#2006/1122) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online SweepstakesInternational program held on the 23rd September 2006 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:6 26 28 35 42 43 38

Note:You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

₤ 1,250,000.00(One Million,Two Hundred and FiftyThousand Pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cashprize of £7,500,000.00 shared amongst the first six (6) lucky winners in this category 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 bianually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your ₤ 1,250,000.00(One Million,Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our fiduciary agent department. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.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.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming. Please be warned !!!

To file for your claim,please contact our claims agent:

 

Mrs Catherine Wales

Mobile Tel:+447024027047 (24Hours)
Office Tel:+447024027091 ( 6.00am - 6.00pm GMT )

Email: catth_wales00@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.thelotter.com/Results_.asp?Lottery=24

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Sincerely,
Mr Chris Walker.
Zonal Coordinator

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using British National Lottery addresses, but are not from The British Lottery.

PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT: british_onlinelottery_promo00@yahoo.co.uk

 

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

 

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