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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447045737915 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712474939 (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.
  • bridgestone_unitedkingdomoffice@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: MAILONLINE@mchsi.com (From Bridgestone, UK.)
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:30:44 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON THE 2007 BRIDGESTONE PROMOTIONS!!!

Bridgestone U.K
Bridgestone House
Athena Drive
Tachbrook Park
Leamington Spa CV 34 6UX - UK

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON THE 2007 BRIDGESTONE PROMOTIONS!!!

This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of £
1,000,000.00. ( One million Great British Pounds ) in our 2007 International
Lottery programs held this week in the London, United Kingdom.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email
addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. The Bridgestone U.K
Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The
International Association of Gaming Regulators(IAGR).

This lottery is the seventh of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact the bridgestone
Processing and Documentation Center immediately as stated below:

Bridgestone U.K
Bridgestone House
Athena Drive
Tachbrook Park
Leamington Spa CV 34 6UX - UK

Contact Person: Engr. Mark Bricks
Email: bridgestone_unitedkingdomoffice@yahoo.com
Phone Number: +44-704-5737-915
FaxNumber: +44-871-2474-939


When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code of
BRIDGESTONE; 2YYH8 and your Reference Number; 02BRIDGESTONE2007. You are also
advised to provide him with the underlisted informations as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:

1.Name in full :
2.Address :
3.Nationality :
4.Age :
5.Sex :
6.Occupation:
7.Phone/Fax:
8.Present Country:

If you do not contact our Processing and Documentation Center within 21 working
days from this notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are
advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards
Mrs. Lilian Helger
Lottery Co-ordinator.
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