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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• 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.
  • +447014236299 (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.
  • info_terry_btl@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aadoeh@mchsi.com (MRS TRACY KRLLY)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:33:30 +0000
Subject: (YOU ARE A WINNER) Batch: 12/25/0340 Ref: BTL/49101OXI/02

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC.
5th Floor East Commonwealth Centre
55 Currie Street London L70 1NL.
United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 16th March 2007
from the British International Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an
electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses. your email was
attached to ticket number 56475600545 188 serial number 5368/02.This batch
draws the lucky numbers as follows 09,01,11,05,18, 20 bonus number 16, which
consequently won the lottery in the First category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum of £850,000.00(POUNDS STERLING) in
cash credit file KTU/9023118308/03 from the total cash prize of £850,000.00
(POUNDS STERLING) shared amongst Ten lucky winners in this category. All
participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine
hundred thousand E-mail addresses from canada,Australia, United state, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program
which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by conglomorate of some multinational
companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the
communitties where they have perational base. Further more your details(e-mail
address) falls within our European representative office in London, United
Kingdom, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £850,000.00, will
be released to you from this regional branch office in London.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high
stakes for L1.3 Billion international draw. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU QUOTE
YOUR BELOW WINNING PARTICULARS WHEN CONTACTING YOUR AGENT:

Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,
Simply contact our fiducial agent,

MR. Terri Martins
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email:info_terry_btl@yahoo.co.uk
Tell: +44-701-423-6299

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):
10:Cell Number:(Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):
11.Fax Number:
12.Draw Number above:
13.Payment Method (Cheque / Draft):
14.Email Address:

Fill in the details below to your claims agent for verification.For security
reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the
public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking
advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of BRITISH
INTERNATIONL LOTTERY Cooperation to all our lucky winners. Thank you for being
part of this promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Tracy Kelly (co-ordinator).

BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

THANKS.

MANAGEMENT, BRITISH LOTTERY INC

Anti-fraud resources:

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