419 scam: "BBC COMPANY"<info@bbc.co.uk> CONGRATULATIONS FROM BBC COMPANY

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com" (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.
- +447010083021 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "BBC COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:22:19 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM BBC COMPANY

BBC National Lottery Draws Results.
Po Box 200, Harrogate England,
L70 1NL, United Kingdom.
BBC One Lottery Representative
Tel: +447010083021, +447010059869
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results.ftl#
Email: bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com
Batch No: BNL/515988052/438/uk
MAKE SURE YOU SEND DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION: bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com)

GOOD DAY WINNER,

Good to hear from you regarding the B.B.C NATIONAL LOTTERY EMAIL ID DRAWS. My name is Mr. Terry Cole the BBC NATIONAL LOTTERY Cash officer assigned to winners on EMAIL ID sweepstakes, your EMAIL ID just won the sum of (£500,000) Five Hundred Thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterling’s in the ongoing BBC LOTTERY DRAWS, In line with commemorating event marking of our 124th anniversary.

We rolled out over £16,000.000.00 (sixteen million Great Britain pounds) for our 124th anniversary draws. All participants were select through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company EMAILS and 30,000,000 individual EMAILS from Australia, New Zealand, North America, Asia and Africa as part of the international promotions program, which is conducted annually in Britain, London. This promo is approved by the British Gaming Board and licensed by the international association of gaming regulators (IAGR). MAKE SURE YOU SEND DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION: bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com

To file for claim, fill out the information required in the verification form.

VERIFICATION FORM:
1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. AGE:
4. SEX
5. MOBILE NUMBER
6. PERSONAL EMAIL:
7. COUNTRY:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. NATIONALITY:
10. SCANNED COPY OF IDENTITY PROOF (MANDATORY).
11. SCANNED COPY OF ADDRESS PROOF (MANDATORY).

MAKE SURE YOU SEND DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION: bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com)

*We advise you to maintain strict confidentiality of your WINNING NOTIFICATION and the ENTIRE CLAIMS PROCESS until the verification process has been completed and your cash remitted. This is part of our security protocol to AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO CANCELLATION OF FUNDS REMITTANCE/CLAIMS PROCEDURES. Quote your registration order number as O2-05OPR442-RSPT in all correspondence.
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Visit Our Web Site www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results.ftl#

Your online coordinator
Mr. Terry Cole,
The online coordinator, B.B.C Department,
National Lottery Results England
Tel: +447010083021, +447010059869

MAKE SURE YOU SEND DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION: bbcboard_uk01@outlook.com)

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