419 scam: Andrew Halsall <bsm2012@videobank.it> TRANSACTION!!

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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: Andrew Halsall <bsm2012@videobank.it>
Reply-To: Andrew Halsall <infobcm32@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:36:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TRANSACTION!!

Attention,

I am Mr. Andrew Halsall, am accountant with the British Gambling Commission. In my capacity as an accountant with the above commission, I am responsible for the preparations of ledgers of lottery winners. As someone highly experienced and acquainted with all the financial issues about lottery winnings, betting odds, tips, free bets, out payments and unclaimed winnings.

I HAVE A BUSINESS FOR YOU:
I contacted you because we have loads of unclaimed lottery winnings at the British National Lottery Commission which I would like to take as an opportunity by repatriating some of the unclaimed winning funds using you as a frontier to claim one of the winnings. I know that these funds will be cleared and distributed to several sectors, including health, education and charitable causes at the expiry date of claims, if the winner do not come forward to claim their prizes. I do not stand a chance to claim to these unclaimed lottery winnings in my name by law of the commission which I work with hence the reason I contacted you to seek your consent to present you as one of the lucky winners, so that the proceeds of a winner can be paid to you going by the information I will provide to you if we come to an agreement. The reality of this can be read and verified through the link below:

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/unclaimedPrizes.do

Be assured that all all relevant information's and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this transaction will be provided. What is of utmost importance to me is your honest and sincere cooperation, the transaction however, will be executed under legitimate arrangement.

Kindly note that I am not just looking for anybody to do this with, but a reliable and trustworthy person because of the huge amount of money involved and the one who has an interest in business. If you wish to work with me, write back soon and if we can work together, I will give you details of the transaction and how easy it's going to be for us to claim the winning.

Regards,

Andrew Halsall.

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