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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" <HEWP95V501@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:56:05 -0800
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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