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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
- 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.
- bbc-claimscentre@ukcentre.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "BBC NATIONAL LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bbc-claimscentre@ukcentre.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:42:12 +0100
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner
BBC INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
BBC ONE NATIONAL LOTTERY TEAM
National Lottery Draws Results Genuine.
CENTER NO: 768 DERRY WAYN WNT.
LONDON. ENGLAND.
TUE 06 AUG 2013 BBC LIVE DRAW NO.648
Plus 5 result (01) (02) (10) (11) (15) (35) Bonus No (23)
PREVIOUS DRAW RESULT PRIZE BREAK DOWN
This is to inform you that you have WON the sum of £1,000,000.00GB Pounds from our 2013 charity bonanza. The draw winning no.648 All Participants for the
E-MAIL Version were selected randomly from Forty four (44) E-MAIL ADDRESSES from all the Domain Network Services all over Asian and Europe countries.
Users and qualified you a benefited winner of the stated winning amount, in the ongoing £44.4million spring lottery charity bonanza for London's heritage,
Tue 06 AUG 2013 Draw 648. The BBC National Lottery Fund gives grants to sustain and transform
Individual lives all over the globe for the less privilege once; we are here to use our diverse heritage to change lives in every part of the global world.
Due sends your draw winning no 648 and Fill the Information below and Send to claims department email :( bbc-claimscentre@ukcentre.com)
(1) BENEFICIARY FULL NAME:
(2) NATIONALITY:
(3) STATE___________ CITY
(4) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
(5) DATE OF BIRTH:
(6) SEX:
(7) CELL PHONE NUMBER:
(8) FAX NUMBER:
(9) EMAIL ADDRESS:
(10) AMOUNT WON:
(11) DRAW NUMBERS:
(12) WINNING NO:
(13) OCCUPATION:
(14) MARITAL STATUS:
(15) ANNUAL INCOME:
(16) DATE ISSUED AWARD:
(17) YOU’RE IDENTITY CARD OR ANY VALID CARD
Yours sincerely,
BBC Claims Manager
Dr Mike Hansley
Email:bbc-claimscentre@ukcentre.com
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