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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447011148144 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: info_department@microcamp.com.br
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:13:04 -0200
Subject: Your E-Mail Won Bigtime Lottery Award Prize (Please Contact Your Claims Agent)












BIG TIME INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES,406 Bury New Rd,Whitefield,Manchester M45
7SXU.K.*****************************Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02Batch:
12/25/0034*****************************   Lucky Winner,
                                               
WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw of the BigTime
Lottery International program held on the 23TH  of  December
2006 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 fifteen (15) lucky winners in this
category.This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the 2nd largest ever for the
European Lottery. The estimated £75 million jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in the European history. The biggest was the £363 million
jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 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 Group
Seguidad S.A InternationalAGENT:   Mr. Danny Alvares/Mrs. Kate
HenshawEmail:   btl_fudiciaryagent01@uk2.netTel:   
+44 701 114 8144 / +44 701 114 8141



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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