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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447011128367 (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.
  • britishamericatobaccodept@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BRITISHAMERICA TOBACCO <AMERICATOBACCOLOTTERY@web.de>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:36:31 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS...........YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON!!!




TRACK N:: 51024060210

OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
$2,500,000.00( Two million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
in the International programs held on the 28th, January in London
Uk.The
selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(s) from a database of over 250,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.The British
American Tobacco Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also
Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our
executive claims officer through the contact stated below with your
personal information for verification purpose:

Barrister: Eadler Foxx.
Fudiciary Agent/Payment Officer.
CELL PHONE:+4470 1112 8367
Globe House 4 Temple Place London WC2R 2PG
E-mail: britishamericatobaccodept@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:britishamericatobaccodept@yahoo.co.uk]
1.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Age:
5.Occupation:
6.Phone/Fax:
7.Present Country:

Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the
public to avoid fraudulent claim. *Winner under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.
*Staff of the British American Tobacco Company is not to partake in
this Lottery.






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