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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.

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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447011121261 (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.
  • bmw_fudiciary@mail.nu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "richard nexton" <abmwprizester@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:20:52 +0000
Subject: YOU WON BMW NATIONAL PRIZE AWARD PROMOTION

BMW NATIONAL PRIZE AWARD PROMOTION
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
BMW GROUP22 Garden Close,
Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP,
London United Kingdom

Dear Winner

Congratulation to you as we bring to your notice the result
of BMW National Award Promotion (B.N.P.A.P). Held on
the 16th February 2007 we are happy to inform you that
your email address have emerged a winner of £6,000,000.00,
SIX MILLION BRITISH POUNDS.


The selection process was carried out through random computer
balloting from an online database of World Wide Web sites of
over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of
the world. And your email address emerged a winner.


This Program is approved by the British Gaming Board and also
licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (LAGR).
This Promotional Program is the 3rd in its series which we intend to hold
annually in conformity with our corporate policy and sense of social
responsibilities


Note: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on email.


Name: Mr. Richard Newton
E-mail: bmw_fudiciary@mail.nu
Phone: +44-701-112-1261


Your Draw Code Number is 10-12-13-17-31-37-44 and your
Reference Number Is BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK. Remember
to quote these Numbers in your correspondence with your
claims agent Mr. Richard Newton


Claims Requirements:
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1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Phone/Fax
6. Draw Code No
7. Reference No
8. Amount won
Congratulation once again from all our staff and thanks for being part
of our promotions program.


Regards
Mrs. Susan Madewell
Head of Public Relations Dept.


CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments,
is Intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain I
nformation that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from Unauthorized
disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this
message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly
prohibited. If you received this message in Error, please notify the sender by
reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam