419 scam: From The Desk Of The Notification Department <m.lloyds02@hotmail.com> OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATIO

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

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.
- +447035901657 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: From The Desk Of The Notification Department <m.lloyds02@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 19:17:08 +0000
Subject: OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATIO

BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6H,
United Kingdom
(Customers Services)
********************
Reference No.:UK/839030X2/14,
Batch No.:065/088/XY24
********************
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement today,
5th October, 2007 from the BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY in our 2007
Charity Jackpot for international participants.
The winning email addresses were selected from a Database of Internet
Email Users, from which your email address was selected in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of £252,000:00 (Two hundred and fifty-two thousand pounds sterling)
in cash credited to file XYL/26510460037/04.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in the United kingdom.
In view of this,your £252,000:00 would be released to you by any of
our payment office in the United Kingdom.
To file for your claim, please contact our Payment and Release Order
Dept; With the LOTTERY CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM
********************************************************
Contact Agent: Pamela Hughes
Email: britishlottery@promotionmanager-online.com
Phone: +44 7035901657
********************************************************
LOTTERY CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM
******************************
1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. SEX:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. OCCUPATION :
6. TEL. NUMBER(S): FAX:
7. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
Note: Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that
you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has
been processed. This is a security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Truly,
Stanley Philips
Coordinator(Online Program).
British Online Lottery International.
Copyright © 2007 The British Online Lottery®. All rights reserved.

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