419 scam: BBC COMPANY <infro@live.com> CONGRATULATIONS !!!

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447010053577 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.www@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BBC COMPANY <infro@live.com>
Reply-To: bbc.www@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:52:55 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!!

P.O. Box 200, Harrogate England, United Kingdom .
BBC One Lottery Representative Presented by OJ Borg
Visit Our Web Site www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/
TELL: +447010053577.

Batch No: 515944052/166
Winning No: 1186
For Winner no.3

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 2013 draw no 1648
GOOD DAY WINNER NO.3

This is to inform you that you have won the sum of £500.000.00 Pounds from our 2013 charity bonanza. The draw no. 1648 brought out your E-mail Address from a Data Base of Internet Users and qualified you a benefited winner of the stated winning amount, in the ongoing £44.4million lotto bonanza for London's heritage, Held on the Saturday 13th APRIL 2013 draw no. 1648.

The BBC One 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 world.
To claim your £500,000.00 GBP prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated Bank However, you will have to fill the form below and send it back to us Promotion manager of BBC COMPANY for verification, while basking in the euphoria of this achievement.

I wish to seize this opportunity to acquaint you with guidelines as you must follow in order to complete your claims. On our part, we have a mandate to see you through. We will work assiduously to realize this mandate as we respect your views, opinions and most importantly protect your Privacy. And then you will be directed on how the money will be brought to you to your country.

To realize this mandate as we respect your views, opinions and most importantly protect your Privacy. And then you will be directed on how the money will be brought to you.
Please you are advice to complete the form and send it back to us as soon as possible to our Promotion manager through the email below

1. Full Names:.........................................
2. Your Full Address ..............................
3. Your Age:..........................................
4. Your country:....................................
5. Your Country of resident:................
6. Your City: .........................................
7. Your Occupation: .............................
8. Sex: ..................................................
9. Your Email Id:...................................
10. Your Mobile Number:......................
11. Your Winning Amount:...................

CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
DR.ALEX SMITH
via E-MAIL:bbc.www@hotmail.com
B.B.C Lottery Department,
National Lottery Results England .

WARNING! WARNING!!

Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.
You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or BBC National Company. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body.

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