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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • bicrepspromo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • bicreps@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bicreps <a_consult15@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bicreps@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:19:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: BICREPS WINNER ,


Dear Winner,

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP PROMO SCHEME


We happily announce to you the result of the just concluded annual final draws of the British International Community Relationship Promo Sheme (BICREPS).

The BICREPS annual promo draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of email addresses picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.

After this automated computer ballot, your email address emerged as one of the winners in the third (3rd) quarter of 2007 category for the third prize with the following data: 0:31:07,209.240.205.62,123

Consequently, you are to receive a cash prize of US$5000,000.00 (Five Million United States Dollars) Only of the total payout.

To file for your claim, please contact our claim fiduciary agent, MR FREDRICK SMITH, through his official email address, with correctly filled copy of the LOTTERY WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM &n bsp;OF PAYMENT below.AGENT'S CONTACT

EMAIL:
bicrepspromo@yahoo.co.uk
bicreps@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+44- 704- 570 - 5946

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.
FULLNAME.................................................
DATE OF BIRTH..................................
ADDRESS..................................................
SEX.........................
AGE..................................
NATIONALITY...........................................
OCCUPATION...........................................
TELEPHONE..........................................
MOBILE PHONE...................................
FAX NUMBER........................................
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION(IF ANY)
ACCOUNT NUMBER...............................
HOLDERS NAME...................................
BANK NAME.......................................
BANK BRANCH....................................
EMAIL.................................................
DATE......................................................
SIGNATURE...........................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.
NOTE:dont reply to this email address, simply contact your claim agent


Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BICREPS LOTTO


LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO SCEHEM.

NOTE:dont reply to this email address, simply contact your claim agent

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name,
address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.For security reasons,

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 of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.


Otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donate to charity .

Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of BICREPS LOTTO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO INC. to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery programme.


Yours Sincerely,
Rose Shoemaker (co-ordinator)
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR BICREPS LOTTO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO SCHEME.,

LAST WINNERS ON XANGA WEB LOTTERY


Confidentiality Notice:
Please note that this email is confidential and is intended for the sole use of the individual to which it addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s).

Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of the British/International Community Relationship Promo Sheme (BICREPS) and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by BICREPS finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).










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