419 scam: "B.B.C lottery Department England, United Kingdom"<info@mail.com> GOOD DAY WINNER : NO.5

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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 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:
- "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:
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "B.B.C lottery Department England, United Kingdom" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.harymark@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:00:02 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY WINNER : NO.5

P.O. Box 200, Harrogate England, United Kingdom.
BBC One Lottery Representative
Visit Our Web Site www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/
Batch No: 515944052/166
For Winner no.5

GOOD DAY WINNER : NO.5

This is to inform you that you have won the sum of £500,000.00 GTB,(Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) from our charity bonanza. Your e-mail address attached to Lottery No (05) (14) (15) (16) (33) (38) Bonus(32) of draw No.195 in BBC NATIONAL LOTTERY UK. The draw no. 195 brought out your email address from a data base of internet e-mail users and qualified you a benefited winner of the stated winning amount, in the ongoing £44.4million lotto bonanza for London's heritage. The BBC One National Lottery Fund gives grants to sustain and transform individual lives all over the glob for the less privilege once; we are here to use our diverse heritage to change lives in every part of the world. To claim your £500,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated Bank, however, you have to fill the form below and send it back to us through the Promotion manager of BBC Company for verification, while this opportunity is to acquaint you with the guidelines as you must foll!
ow in order to complete your claim

visit our web site: www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/

1. Full Names:---------------------------------------------------
2. ADDRESS:-----------------------------------------------------
3. Age:-----------------------------------------------------------
4. Your country:-------------------------------------------------
5. Your country of resident:-------------------------------------
6. Your state:----------------------------------------------------
7. Occupation:---------------------------------------------------
8. Sex:-----------------------------------------------------------
9. Marital status:------------------------------------------------
10.Your mobile number:---------------------------------------
11.Email address:----------------------------------------------

CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
Your online coordinator
DR. HARRY MARK
B.B.C lottery Department,
National Lottery Results England.

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