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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045708719 (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.
  • btl_agenthouse1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BONANZA ANNOUNCEMENT" <bonanza_announcement_37@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: btl_agenthouse1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:59:27 +0000
Subject: 2007 LOTTERY PROMO NOTIFICATION(FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT OUR DIRECTORATE)

Big Time Lottery Ltd1-3, Church St, Eccles,
Manchester, Lancashire M30 0DF
Lotteries & Pools.

*****************************
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/0034
*****************************

ATTENTION:WINNING NOTIFICATION

We hereby inform you of the draw of the Big Time Lottery International
program held on 12th of February 2007 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 fiftheen (15) lucky winners in this
category.

This years Lottery Cash prize award is the 2nd largest ever for the Bigtime
Lottery Organisation(B.L.O). The estimated £75 million jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in the historical proceedings. The biggest was the £363
million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The big
game, mega millions predecessor.


All participants were selected randomly(Electronically) from the 'World Wide
Web' site through a computer ballot system and from over 100,000 company
addresses. This promotion takes place annually.No ticket was sold.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.

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.

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 claimsn 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 Groupo Seguidad S.A International
AGENT: Mr. Tony Hughes Adams
Email: btl_agenthouse1@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +447045708719
+447024060536

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.

Faithfully,
Mrs Elizabeth Terry,
Announcer.
For: Smith Carpenter
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Cordinator.
Bigtime Lotto International

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