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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:
  • "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.
  • smith101_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH ONLINE PROMO" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: smith101_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:22:31 -0800
Subject: REPLY THIS NOTIFICATION [YOU JUST WON] TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS

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 (#554) of the BRITISH ONLINE
PROMOTION, online Sweepstakes program held on 14th JANUARY 2007
.Your
e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56445623554 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/9074118308/03.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 end of year.
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 fiduciary
agent: WITH YOUR ORDER NUMBER:BIPL/kk/657252
smith101_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk


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

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