419 scam: "The National Lottery Prize Email Award" <bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk> NOTIFICATION OF YOUR BBC E-MAIL WINNING AWARD 2011

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand great 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)
- "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)
- "bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447010513760 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "The National Lottery Prize Email Award" <bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:29:37 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR BBC E-MAIL WINNING AWARD 2011

BBC INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
CENTER NO: 1922 DARLING TON, DL3 OUR,
LONDON. ENGLAND.
Website;http://www.bbc.co.uk/lottery
Wednesday November 23rd
draw no. 1661
(04) (11) (19) (22) (31) (48) BONUS (06)

Dear Lucky winner.

Your E-mail has won you 500,000.00 Five hundred thousand Great British
pounds from BBC LOTTERY on our 2011 charity bonanza. The draw no.1661
brought out your
E-mail address from a Data Base of Internet E-mail Users and qualified you
a bonanza winner of the stated winning amount.You are to contact us via
(E-mail:(bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk) providing the below stated
information for process of claim.
BBC National Lottery Collects all the email addresses of the people that
are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, AOL,
Wallas,re diff, G mail, Russian Mail and Hot mail and few from other
E-mail providers.Four peoples are selected yearly to benefit from this
draw and you
are one of the Selected Winners.
NOTE: The following Reference Numbers has been assigned to you and you are
required to quote it in every mail that you are sending to us: BBC-022011
1.You're Name=======================
2.Your Father's Name================
3.Your Mother's Name================
4.Your Wife Name if married==========
5.Your Husband Name if Married=========
6.Your Home Address====================
7.Country/===============================
8.State=================================
9.Mobile No=============================
10.Sex==================================
11.Age==================================
12.Occupation==========================
13.Email===============================

14.Scan copy of your Identification (Driving License or any Valid I.D
Proof)Needed.

Send your reply to MR. SCOTT SMITH,E-Mail:(bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk) Or
call,+447010513760
He shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate the release
of your fund to you.
Congratulations!! once again.
Claims Manager
MR.SCOTT SMITH
Tel:+447010513760
Fax:+448713150098
EMAIL:bbc-claimsdept1@live.co.uk
Website; http://www.bbc.co.uk/lottery

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