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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims 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!
• 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.
  • +447023052814 (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.
  • alvaresdanny11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bigtime Lottery" <bigtimelottery_winnersenquiry8@msn.com>
Reply-To: alvaresdanny10@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:31:23 +0000
Subject: Your E-mail Won(2006 Bigtime Lottery Bonanza)

BIG TIME INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES,
406 Bury New Rd,
Whitefield,
Manchester M45 7SX
U.K.
*****************************
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/0034
*****************************
WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
Lucky winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the Big Time Lottery
International program held on the 15th of January 2005 in London. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 564-75600545-188 with Serial number
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you
the lottery prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of GBP£1,000,000.00 (One million great britain
pounds) in cash credited to file C/9080118308/02. This is from a total
cash prize of GBP£50 Million pounds, shared amongst the first fiftheen
(15) lucky winners in this category.
 
This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the 2nd largest ever for the
Europian Lottery. The estimated £75 million jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in the Europian history. The biggest was the £363 million jackpot
that went to two winners in a May 2002 drawing of The big game, mega
millions predecessor.
 
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in UK as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your GBP£1,000,000.00 (One million great britain pounds)
would be released to you by our affiliate agent payment center in
London.
 
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him. All
participants were selected randomly(Electronically) from the 'World Wide
Web' site through a computer ballot system and extracted from over 100,000
company addresses. This promotion takes place annually.
 
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informations
confidential till your claim is processed and your money transferred to
a designated bank account of your choice. This is a part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
 
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered electronically via the Internet and is open
to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address.
Principals and employees of the BigTime Lottery Promos and its
respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
 
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the
processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for oversea
winners. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of
urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent
for the processing of your prize award winning. Please contact the 
clearing house (through your claims agent only) the  body assigned with
the verification of all emerged winners. Therefore all protocols laid
down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims;

AGENCY HOUSE: Atlantico Groupo Seguidad S.A International
AGENT:        Mr. Danny Alvares/Mrs. Kate Henshaw
Email:        alvaresdanny11@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:          +44-702-3052-814
 
Note that all claim process and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claim.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
 
NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN
YOUR CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

Yours Faithfully,
Smith Carpenter.
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Cordinator.
Bigtime Lotto International

 

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