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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:
  • "british lottery international" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • +447035901138 (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.
  • sirattorneysmart1@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "British Lottery Headquarters" <sirattorneysmart1@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:01:26 -1200
Subject: Batch: 12/25/0304


British Lottery Headquarters
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON. LONDON

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304



WINNING
NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery
International programs held today 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 in
the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,362,874.48 in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of
£68,145,848.96 , shared amongst the first Fifty (50)
lucky winners in this category.

This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for
British Lottery.The estimated £68,129,240.55 jackpot
would be the sixth-biggest in U.K.history.The biggest ! was
the £197,896,477.07 jackpot that went to two winners in
a May 2000 draw of The Big Game, Mega millions'predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our
play coupon. In view of this, your £1,362,874.48 would
be released to you by our affiliate bank in London. Our
agent will immediately commence the facilitation of release
of funds to you as soon as you establish contact. All
participants were selected randomly from world wide web
sites through a computer drawn system and extracted from
over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place anually.

Please provide the information requested below and send it
via email to our claims agent

AGENT NAME: Sir.Anttorney Smart
EMAIL: sirattorneysmart1@yahoo.it
PHONE: +447035901138
+447031956578
REQUIRED INFORMATION
FULL NAMES:
SEX:
AGE:
COMPLETE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:
SERIAL NUMBER:
REFERENCE NUMBER:

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mr. Michael Ronin
Zonal Coordinator



British Lottery Headquarters
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON. LONDON

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304



WINNING
NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery
International programs held today 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 in
the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,362,874.48 in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of
£68,145,848.96 , shared amongst the first Fifty (50)
lucky winners in this category.

This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for
British Lottery.The estimated £68,129,240.55 jackpot
would be the sixth-biggest in U.K.history.The biggest ! was
the £197,896,477.07 jackpot that went to two winners in
a May 2000 draw of The Big Game, Mega millions'predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our
play coupon. In view of this, your £1,362,874.48 would
be released to you by our affiliate bank in London. Our
agent will immediately commence the facilitation of release
of funds to you as soon as you establish contact. All
participants were selected randomly from world wide web
sites through a computer drawn system and extracted from
over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place anually.

Please provide the information requested below and send it
via email to our claims agent

AGENT NAME: Sir.Anttorney Smart
EMAIL: sirattorneysmart1@yahoo.it
PHONE: +447035901138
+447031956578
REQUIRED INFORMATION
FULL NAMES:
SEX:
AGE:
COMPLETE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:
SERIAL NUMBER:
REFERENCE NUMBER:

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mr. Michael Ronin
Zonal Coordinator


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