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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.
• 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.
  • +447011135808 (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.
  • infobpb.online@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS ROWLEY WHITE <uknlclaimsdepartment@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 05:02:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Verification Completed / Contact Paying Bank.


BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON,
LONDON.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,

This is to formerly notify you that after the verification process conducted , the Administrative and promotions department have just approved your payment and the said sum of £590,983.00 is now deposited in a temporary account in your favour with the BOND PRIVATE BANK.Please contact them by supplying this details:

Name Telephone Number ResidentialAddress,Occupation,Age,Country.

So in the light of the above explanation, you are to immediately contact BOND PRIVATE BANK with the details below for your Funds.

CONTACT : BOND PRIVATE BANK.
TRANSFER/ACCOUNT OFFICER:
MR.DAVID SCOTT
TEL: +44-701-113-5808

Email: info@bpb-online.com

infobpb.online@yahoo.co.uk

Do not hesitate to contact this office via telephone or email if the need arises.

Congratulations once again,

MRS ROWLEY WHITE
Claims Department
The UKNL Foundation

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 and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!
© Copyright 1994-2007 The U.K. National Lottery Inc.




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