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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • anthonyhawkins.btlonline@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anthony Hawkins <callken4me@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anthonyhawkins.btlonline@yahoo.se
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:39:28 -0600
Subject: NEW YEAR WINNING NOTIFICATION RESULT ( CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $2,500, 000....

British Lottery Headquarters:

Customer Service.

41 CHALK FARM ROAD, LONDON, UK



Ref: BTL/491OXI/04

Batch: 12/25/0304





WINNING NOTIFICATION



We happily announce to you the draw of the British

Lottery International programs recently held 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 US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,

United States Dollars) in cash credited to file

RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize

of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty

(50) lucky winners in this category.



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 annually.



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

US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred

thousand, United States Dollars) would be released to

you by our affiliate bank in London as soon as you

establish contact.





Please be warned. To file for your claim, contact our

fiduciary agent with the below details;



AGENT: Anthony Hawkins.



Email: anthonyhawkins.btlonline@yahoo.se



Please provide him with your details such as:

Name:

Age:

Sex:

Address:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Phone Numbers:

Email:



YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM VIA EMAIL IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS

NOTIFICATION



To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your

reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or

our designated agent. Congratulations once more.



Faithfully,



Gill Watkins Esq.

Secretary General

British Lottery Board.


___________________________________________________________

Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam