419 scam: "Barrister.Smith" <info@lotto.org> (no subject)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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 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.
- +447011130093 (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.
- candalttr68@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister.Smith" <info@lotto.org>
Reply-To: barrister.smith11@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:56:52 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:

BC-49 = BRITISH CANADIAN 49 LOTTERY
70 Foster Drive, Suite 800 , Sault Ste.
Marie , Ontario , P6A 6V2 , Canada
Winning Number: 5 24 28 29 32 44
Bonus Number: 22
Phone Number +447011130093
Confirm Winning: http://www2.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=4
Ref: IMP/73253CA/2009
Batch Number: 642376/CA/2009.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION – CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAS A LUCKY EMAIL IF

YOU RECEIVE THIS AWARD NOTICE!!
The Canadian Government in collaboration with the British Government and
the World

Gaming Board are the sponsors of this online email lottery for
compensation and grant for

both past lottery winners and the entire world public for purpose of
Infrastructural

development as an online compensation for all internet users.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Special Global 2009 Promotional
Draw held on

the Wed August 26, 2009 in Manchester in the United Kingdom and Ontario
Canada . Your

e-mail address attached to REF N; IMP/73253CA/2009, with Batch Number:

642376/CA/2009 drew the winning numbers 5 24 28 29 32 44 bonus- 22 for
BC-49 Lotto

under the choice of the lottery in the 1st category of bi-weekly six.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer

draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 companies and personal
e-mails. So your

email is your online automatic ticket that qualified you for this draw.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00
(One Million,

United States Dollars)
In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 ((One Million, United States
Dollars) would be

released to you by following the directives of the claims agent. Our
London- UK agent will

immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you

contact the office. So you are required to forward the following details
to our claiming

agent to help facilitate the processing of your claims:
YOUR WINNING NUMBERS:…………………
BONUS
NUMBERS:……………………………
BATCH NUMBER AS LISTED ABOVE:………
NAME:..................................................................
COUNTRY:..........................................................
ADDRESS:..........................................................
CITY:..................................................................
STATE/PROV:...................................................
ZIP CODE:........................................................
CELL PHONE:..................................................
OCCUPATION:………………………………….
AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:..........................
YOUR WINNING EMAIL:...................................
Remember, you must contact your claim agent DR. MARK COOPER, to claim your
prize, send

your reference and batch number and all the above information to his email
address and

call him to let him know that you have contacted him through email:
THE CLAIM AGENT CONTACTS ARE BELOW
Fiduciary Agent: DR. MARK COOPER
Diamond Hammer Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
London – United Kingdom
BC-49 Funds Claims Office
Email:candalttr68@gmail.com
We say congratulations and we hope that this lottery compensation will
reach you in good

faith as you claim your award prize. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Yours Faithfully,
Ms. Diana Luigi
For: Mr. Michael Chamberlain
Lottery Controller General
BC-49 Lottery. candalttr68@gmail.com
NOTE: Do not reply to this email, reply only to your claims Fiduciary
agent immediately for

the processing of your winning prize. You can also confirm your winning
number and bonus

numbers on our web http://www2.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=4

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