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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • bpllotto50@hutchcity.com

Fraud email example:

From: Sido.Sinnema@corusgroup.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:54:04 +0200
Subject: WINNING STATEMENT

Original Recipients:To:maria.soriano-lopez@corusgroup.com
Original Recipients:To:bpllotto50@hutchcity.com

From: Mrs. Susan Wells
BRITISH POWERBALL LOTTERY
Mercury House, 195 Knightsbridge
London, Greater London SW7 1RG
England.


Claim File number: 384-72-500
Batch Match number: Bpl-BA/89/13/05

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Powerball Lottery
programs held on the 30th Of September, 2005 in England U.K. Your e-mail
address was matched to ticket number: BA8972500 with Serial number 73969
drew the winning: 7590002 which subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,326,000.00 (One
Million Three Hundred and twenty six Thousand GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS GBP
Only) in cash credited to file BPL/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash
prize of 37,000,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million POUNDS shared amongst the
first Twenty (30) lucky winners in this category world-wide. Please note
that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian Euro-American booklet
representative office in England as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your 1,326,000.00 (One Million Three Hundred and twenty six
Thousand Thousand GBP Only) would be released to you by our payment
center in England. Our Payment Center will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your winning amount as soon as you contact
them. Be informed that all participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over
16,000,000companies and individuals. This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
strictly confidential till your claims is processed and your winning amount
is remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
informed that all winning must be claimed before 33 days receive this
information and to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your CLAIM FILE NUMBERS/BATCH MATCH numbers in any correspondences with us
or our payment center. You are advised to acknowledge the receipt of this
information in order to give you a guide line on how to contact our payment
center in has been assigned to process your prize winning


Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery Program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. SUSAN WELLS

N.B: This information transmitted is only for the person or Entity to which
it is addressed and may contain Confidential or privileged materials.

Any review, Retransmission, dissemination or other use of this Information,
or taking of any action in reliance upon this information, by person or
entities other than the Intended recipient is prohibited

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This transmission is confidential and must not be used or disclosed by
anyone other than the intended recipient. Neither Corus Group Plc nor
any of its subsidiaries can accept any responsibility for any use or
misuse of the transmission by anyone.
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