419 scam: BP APOLOGIZES <ppp.dziekanowlesny@neostrada.pl> BRITISH PETROLEUM.

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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")
- "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)
- ",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 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.
- fiduciaryagt@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BP APOLOGIZES <ppp.dziekanowlesny@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: claimdept27@aim.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:27:52 -0700
Subject: BRITISH PETROLEUM.

BRITISH PETROLEUM
BP TOWER, JALAN PUDU TIMES SQUARE,
53000, KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA.

BATCH REF: BP/010/KL/M
We are pleased to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million United
States Dollars (US$1,450,000.00) for the 2010 International E-mail Draw which is
organized by British Petroleum (BP).

BP collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the
millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol, Walla, Gmail, RussianMail, Hotmail and few
from other e-mail providers. 100 people are selected yearly to benefit from this
promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners this year by this oil company.

BP reached agreement on a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the disastrous
oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the giant British company's chairman apologized
to America for the worst environmental accident in the nation's history.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. BP Award must be
claimed not later than final claim day from date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not
claimed within this period will be forfeited. You have therefore been approved for the
payment of US$1,450, 000, 00 for each winner. This is from the total prize money of
US$17,000,000.00 shared among the international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Stated below is your identification number:
REFERENCE NUMBER: BP-081511
Please be informed that your ATM CARD, CHEQUE, DEBIT CARD, T,T, DRAFT of the sum of
US$1,450,000.00 is now with the payee center. Contact your fiduciary agent in Malaysia
[KELVIN BROWN] and give them your full detail below so that they will re-insure your
winning under your full name and direct you to the bank for payment as your winning
numbers fall within the Malaysia Mainland Location file.

Note: payment to make only by ATM card and by bank transfer
(BRITISH PETROLEUM AGENT)
Name: KELVIN BROWN (CLAIM AGENT)
E-Mail: fiduciaryagt@aim.com
Telephone:+60 1 262 934 04

He shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate the release of your fund.
Fill the below form and send to your agent.

1. Full Name.......................
2. Address .........................
3. Country of Origin..............
4. Occupation.....................
5. Age................................
6. Phone Number.................
7. Sex................................
8. Winning Email.................

Note: You are to keep all the lotto information away from the general public especially
your batch ref and reference number. (this is important as a case of double claiming will
not be entertained)

Congratulations!!! once again.

Yours Faithfully,
Mabel Van Eric
[BP. Publicity Secretary]

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