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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447011149284 (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.
  • billbonusdeskdepartment@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fiduciary Agent <billbonusdeskdepartment@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 22:31:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} The message that was sent to you, come to you in an error


BIL BONUS DESK 2007
DEPARTMENT


Batch Number : 074/05/ZY369
Ref Number : UK/9420X2/68



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Attention:
After going through your winning details, we have come to realize that you are not the true winner of the said £228,784.00 pounds. The error was made because we happen to have your full names matching the real winner’s full names.

The real winner (according to our winner’s database) resides in the BRAZIL. Although he has not yet been contacted about his winning because we are still in search of his full contact details to which he can be contacted.

Therefore the message that was sent to you, come to you in an error. I would want to say, on behalf of BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD very sorry for that obnoxious mistake. You shall be compensated as time goes on.

For more explanations you can give me a call
Thanks for your understanding concerning this mistake.
Best regards.




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MR. Mcphail Stephen John
e.mail:billbonusdeskdepartment@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +(44) 701 114 9284













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