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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.
  • colerich_fileofficer01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: colerichfileofficer@uku.co.uk
Reply-To: colerich_fileofficer01@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:36:21 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS A WINNER OF THE BMW LAND NATIONAL LOTTERY


BMW LAND NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the BMW LAND
NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program
held on 20th March, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: (#966)(bonus no.), which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2ndcategory i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£250,000 (Two hundred and fifity thousand pounds sterling )
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst
the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5
plus bonus.

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 weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
London booklet representative office in London 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 payment offices in UK.

Our London agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
him. 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:
Staff:Mr Cole Richmond
Email:colerich_fileofficer01@yahoo.com

Good luck from me and members of staff of the BMW LAND

NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
RHODA ZIMMER


Online coordinator for BMW LAND NATIONAL LOTTERY, Sweepstakes
International Program.Open 7 days 8am-11pm
Your email entered for draw No.137 and was luckily selected
among the lucky winners. A total of 1 million email addresses
were entered for this promotion. All emails are submitted by
our partner international email service providers/ marketing
companies and public services providers.

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CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification

Letter) [FILE REF 02- 543210]
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[FULL NAME OF
WINNER]......................................................

..............
[FULL MAILING
ADDRESS].....................................................

..............
[COUNTRY/
REGION]......................................................

..................
[STATE/
PROVINCE]....................................................

....................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../......../................
[SEX].............................
MARITAL STATUS]......................
[OCCUPATION].....................................
[CURRENT EMAIL]...........................
[TEL/FAX].......................................
{MONTHLY INCOME}..................................

Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize
remitted to you.Listed are the options of receiving prize
payment.

(1) TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL,UNITED KINGDOM OFFICE FOR PRIZE

COLLECTION:
....................[.....]

(2) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE:
....................................................[.....]


You are required to submit filled form to the accredited
claims processing
Staff:Mr Cole Richmond
Email:colerich_fileofficer01@yahoo.com

PAYMENT APPROVAL PROCESS:
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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the
assigned Claims Processing Officer (CPS) The Processing of
your form will be completed within the next 48 hours of
receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. You will
receive an update on the status of your application once
completely processed.

DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Please be informed that the following listed Country have
been banned from participating in the lottery.

Vietnam,Nigeria,and North Korea if you are a resident of the
listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize.
Please delete this Notification as your prize processing will
be annulled without notice.
Once again, congratulations on your prize winning.

Sincerely,
Alan Nester,
Director, Award Disbursement Center.
Copyright © 1994-2007 The Bmw

National Lottery
Inc

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