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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:

• 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:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • stanleymann2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bilc_cordinator" <bilc_cordinator@wooow.it>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:36:42 +0100
Subject: British International Lottery Corporation (BILC):

British International Lottery Corporation (BILC):
103 Jupiter House
Calleva Park, Reading
RG7 8WN, UK

Ref No.: BILC/421ONI/05
Batch No.: BILC/23/136-A


WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the BILC programs
held in the month of May 2006 in London. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: BILC-033 6123 234 with Serial
number: 005404 drew the lucky numbers: 31 06 26 13 35 07 11,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of
US$850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand, US Dollars) in
cash credited to file BILC/F/75543340/04. This is from a
total cash prize of US $130 Million dollars, shared amongst
the Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. This year BILC
Program Jackpot (Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Super 7) has become
one of the largest ever British Lotteries.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your
US$850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand, US Dollars)
would be released to you.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you
make contact with her.

All participants were selected randomly from the Internet
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
websites. This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some unscrupulous person(s).

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary agent with the details below for processing of
your claims.

Agent: Stanley Mann
Email: stanleymann2@yahoo.co.uk

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference numbers and batch numbers on the top right
corner in any correspondences with our designated agent or
us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional
lottery program.

Sincerely,
Tracy Campbell
Zonal Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam