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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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

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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "BTL OVERSEAS LOTTERY" <btl@notificationdesk2005.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:24:19 +0000
Subject: SELECTED TICKET

                                 BRITISH OVERSEAS LOTTERY

                                                          (BTL)       

 


Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,

CROYDON.LONDON
Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02

 

                  

 

Dear our treasured lucky winner,

      

 BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION 


We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the "British
 Overseas Lottery International Promotions programme held on April 27th 2005.


Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from
Europe,
America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw 944 of this day selected your names and email address attached to Ticket Number 034-22478556 with serial number 129 drew the lucky number 06-09-13-15-40-43 Bonus # 02 which consequently won the lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd category.

 

Therefore, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum prize awards winning of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand pounds Sterling Only) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: BTL/101OXI/02. This is from the total prize of £15,000,000. 00 (fifteen Million Pounds Sterlings) shared among the Thirty  overseas lucky winners in this category as part of our promotional programme for this year 2005. This is your opportunity!

Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim fiduciary agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank account/courier delivery, after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.

 

Contact thus:

 

ONLINE FIDUCIARY

MR JEFF ADAMS

PHONE # 447031947780
FAX #  +447092865075

 

 

Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your designated bank account/courier delivery as this is part of precautionary measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social miscreants. Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what you've won hence, this notification via this medium (EMAIL) to avoid interception of official letters. 
On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim immediately hence, all prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed within 20days of this notification as elapse of the scheduled "End of Claim" date will authorized funds withholding for redirection as abandoned/ unclaimed without notice.
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claims fiduciary agent, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to him/her.

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS !!!

 

At your disposal, we remain.

 

Very Truly Yours,

 

 

GREG STEWART (Mr.)

Director.International Promotions Unit,

BRITISH OVERSEAS LOTTERY

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