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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.
  • leroy_b2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "British Lottery Online Promo." <michealronin_01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: leroy_b2006@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:30:21 +0000
Subject: British Lottery Headquarters: Ref: BTL/491OXI/04

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON,LONDON.
                
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04                              
Batch: 12/25/0304
BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

 

 

ATTENTION.

 

Good day, we announce to you the draw of the British
Lottery International programs held on the 1st of
July 2006 in London. Your e-mail address with serial number
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00
(Two million, five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pounds)
in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available
from a total cash prize of £125 Million Pounds.

You were randomly selected for the online version from world
wide web sites through a computer drawn system
extracted from over 100,000 companies.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your
£2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
thousand, Great Britain Pounds) would be released to
you by our affiliate bank in London as soon as you
establish contact.

 

To file for your claim, contact our
fiduciary agent via the below details;

AGENT: Mr. Leroy Banks
Email: leroy_b2006@hotmail.com

 

Remember to quote your reference information in all
correspondence. You are to keep all lotto information away
from the general public especially your reference 
numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be
entertained). Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically

not allowed to participate in this program.

 

You are hereby advised to send us the following;
1. Your full name and primary contact address
2. Your primary contact numbers, phone and fax

 

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF
OF BRITISH LOTTERY INT'L.

 

Faithfully,
Michael Ronin, Esq.
Zone Co-ordinator for BRITISH LOTTERY INT'L
Sweepstakes International Program.

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