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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.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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: "BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY." <btonline2@msn.com>
Reply-To: agentcharlesmac2000@msn.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:02:21 +0000
Subject: *****Congratulations You Are A Winner*****


******PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CLAIM AGENT *******


BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02
Batch: 16/211/0374




BTL NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09).Which
subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£450,000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) shared among
the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All participants for the
online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations,
and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place
bianually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet
representative office in UK. In view of this, your £450,000.00 (Four Hundred
and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by our Finance
Department.Your Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till pounds sterling) shared amongst the first ten (10) lucky
winners in this category. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that
are listed online. This promotion takes place bianually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet
representative office in UK. In view of this, your £450,000.00 (Four Hundred
and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by our Finance
Department.Your Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming. In a situation whereby you
go about disclosing your winning information to dishonest people, they could
file for your claim and your winnings could be lost.

Please be informed that all resident of United States of America are
required to have or open an account with Bank of America Or Wells Fargo
Bank for the collection of their winning prize.
Please be warned !!!
Please be informed that all resident of United States of America are
required to have or open an account with Bank of America Or Wells Fargo
Bank for the collection of their winning prize.

To file for your claim, please contact our Claim agent: Please summit the
following to your Claim Agent.

(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Telephone Number:
(3) Ref Number:

Charles Macknigth
CLAIM AGENT
Tel:0044-704-011-0317
Fax:0044-700-580-6405
Email: agentcharlesmac2001@msn.com

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Sarah Jones.
Director Online International Promotions Unit.



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