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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.
- 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 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.
- +447053869549 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?Q?British_Broadcasti=E2=80=8Bng_Corporatio=E2=80=8Bn?=
<vendas@guiatrator.com.br>
Reply-To: www.bbc_inf_one_na@qq.com
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:54:30 -0300
Subject: Draw Results
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THE NATIONAL LOTTERY DRAWS
BBC INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CENTER NO: 768 DERRY WAYN WNT.
LONDON. ENGLAND.
Tel: +447053869549
Visit Our Web Site:www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/
Winning No:1654
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
BBC LIVE DRAW WINNER NO. (04) (15) (21) (30) (41) ( 49) BONUS (11)
This is to inform you that you have WON the sum of £1.000.000.00 Pounds
from our charity bonanza. The draw winning no. 1654 brought out your
e-mail address from a notify Data Base of Internet Email Users and
qualified you a benefited winner of the stated winning amount in the
ongoing £44.4million Spring lottery charity bonanza for UK London's
heritage..
The BBC National Lottery Fund gives grants to globe for the less
privilege once, we are here to use our diverse heritage to change lives
in every part of the global world. Sustain and transform individual
lives all over the world. Please send your draw winning no 1582 and Fill
the Information below and Send it to our claims department Via
E-mail:(www.bbc_inf_one_na@qq.com)
1. Name………………………
2. Address……………………
3. Country/State
4. Mobile No…………………
5. Sex…………………
6. Age…………………
7. Occupation………………
8. Annual Income……………………
9. Winning Email………………
10.Ref. Number………………
11.Scan copy of your Identification (Driving License or any Valid I.D
Proof)is Needed.
Yours sincerely,
Claims Manager
Mr. Ben Smith
UK BBC LOTTERY SPONSOR’S
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