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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447040120243 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701342473 (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.
  • britishlotoboard2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • vivihow@excite.co.uk
  • britishlotoboard2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?brent=20scott?= <britishlotoboard2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: britishlotoboard@excite.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:10:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Congratulations


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: britishlotoboard2006@yahoo.co.uk




BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUATERS:

CUSTOMER SERVICE,

LIVERPOOL,

LONDON


Ref:

BNA/941OYI/04

Batch:05/06/MA34


WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery Promo International program, held on the 1st of April, 2006. Your email address was ttached to ticket number: 55550064638 with serial number: 67345/05 drew the lucky numbers 12-8-9-22-23-5, which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) in cash credited to file PL/233376899/04. This is from a total cash prize of Sixty Million Great British Pounds(£60,000,000.00), shared among the sixty (60) lucky winners in this category. In view of this,your money would be released to you by our accredited bank in the United Kingdom. Our agent in the United Kingdom will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as they are contacted.


All participants were selected randomly from world wide Website through computer ballot system extracted from over 200,000,000 companies and individual's email addresses. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.


This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid dual claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrumpulous elements.

To file your claims, please contact our agent:

Name:Vivian Howard

Tel: +44 704 012 0243

Fax: +44 870 134 2473

Email: vivihow@excite.co.uk



To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your reference / batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.


Congratulations once more from all members of staffs, management team and directors of this program.


Yours faithfully,


Brent Scott

EURO-ASIAN ZONAL COORDINATOR.

Email:britishlotoboard2006@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:+44 704 0110291




- brent scott

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam