419 scam: "British Telecomms Plc."<btwinners@bt.com> BT-UK e-Mail Draw Lotto Result.

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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:

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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "btcoms@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447024077602 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "British Telecomms Plc."<btwinners@bt.com>
Reply-To: btcoms@live.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:46:37 -0600
Subject: BT-UK e-Mail Draw Lotto Result.

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British Telecommunication London (BT-UK Lottery).
BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, =
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London, EC1A 7AJ, United Kingdom. =

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Hello: Lucky Winner,
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We happily announce to you the result of the BT-UK Lottery draws held on =
Monday 1st of November 2010, Lotto =

3/10 in Newgate, United Kingdom.
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All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web e-Mail Directo=
ries through computer draws system and =

extracted from over 25,000.00 companies and personal e-mail addresses.
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Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: NG/UK/2010/002001 with seri=
al number 096263 drew the winning =

numbers 30, 9, 19, 7, 22 Bonus 1. You have therefore been approved to clai=
m a total sum of =20A4 250.000.00 =

(TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to=
file BT/NG/UK/009098981/10.
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To file for claim, please contact our claim agent immediately on the below=
email for quick and urgent release of your fund.
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Contact information is as follow:
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Mr. Clifton Williams.
BT-UK Claims Department
Email: btcoms@live.co.uk =

Tel: +44 702 407 7602
+44 702 409 7754
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Here are the information needed for you to fill out:
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1. Full Name:.....................................
2. Full Address:................................
3. Marital Statue:............................
4. Occupation:.................................
5. Age:.............................................
6. Sex:.............................................
7. Nationality:..................................
8. Tel Number:.................................
9. Country of Residence..................
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Congratulations once more from all members and staff of BT-UK e-Mail Promo=
tional Lottery Program.
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Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Mark Quartermaine.
Managing Director BT-UK.
.Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that yo=
u keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been pro=
cessed and your money remitted. =

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupu=
lous acts by some participants of this program. =

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