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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:

• 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.
  • +447094689244 (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.
  • @yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "GOOD NEWS FROM BRITISH ONLINE PROMO" <biplpostservice222@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: globalxpressdelivery@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:45:31 -0600
Subject: JUNE 2006 BRITISH ONLINE RESULT RELEASED (CONGRATULATIONS)

 

	BRITISH ONLINE PROMOTION  !! GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!! BRITISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; 1978.

    

25 Victoria Street London SW1H 0GT UK Ref: BTL/101OXI/02 Batch: 16/211/0374

 

 

            BIPL ONLINE NOTIFICATION UNIT:

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#556) of the BRITISH ONLINE PROMOTION, online   Sweepstakes program held on 18th JUNE 2006 .Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56445623548  with  Serial number 2663/11 drew the lucky numbers: bonus 04).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two hundred Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (4) 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 every month

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your £250,000 (Two hundred and Fifity thousand pounds sterling)  would be released to you by any of our courier department.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

 

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 and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!

 

To file for your claim, please contact our affiliate delivery/payment agent:

 

HARRY WOODGATE (Mr.)
E MAIL:globalxpressdelivery@yahoo.co.uk

TEL: +447094689244

TEL  +447024018563

TEL  +447024018533

 

WITH YOUR ORDER NUMBER:BIPL/kk/657252

 

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM,
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF 
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_____________________________________________

10.AMOUNT:_____________________________________________

11. COUNTRY:________________________________

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH ONLINE  PROMOTION.

Yours faithfully,
JANE WALKER (MRS.)
Director Online International Promotions Unit

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY                 

Copyright © 1994-2005 The British International Promotion Inc.
  All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline          

 
  77635 476378 255667460

 

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