419 scam: Ashley Baker <bnlagentashleybaker@yahoo.com> Lottery Claim: Confirm Receipt

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

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!

Fraud email example:

From: Ashley Baker <bnlagentashleybaker@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:35:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Lottery Claim: Confirm Receipt

Dear Winner,

To claim your prize, provide the details below so we`ll verify your claim as the user of the email account that has won this lottery.

Required Details to be provided by winners:
Name:
Address:
Sex:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Telephone number:
Cell phone number:
After we receive the details above, we`ll contact you on how to claim your winnings which is 250, 000 Pounds.

Congratulations on behalf of the lottery board.
Regards,
Ashley Baker.

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