419 scam: "BBC INTERNATIONAL"<bbclottery@bbcone.co.uk> BBC INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT/2011

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447045784352 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "BBC INTERNATIONAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bbcone@administrativos.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 03:10:51 +0530
Subject: BBC INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT/2011

Attention: Email Bearer,

This official notification is coming to you from the BBC INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD, London. I'am Jenni Falconer reporting live from BBC ONE, London.

It's my pleasure to congratulate you on the result BBC UK INTERNATIONAL AWARD LOTTERY 2011,which was conducted on Saturday 14th May 2011 from an exclusive list of 1,000.000 email addresses of individual and corporate bodies selected by an advanced automated random computer ballot system from the internet. Your e-mail address emerged as a winner in the category "A" with the following wining information enclosed below.

BBC INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT/2011
Ref No.17*324*113
Batch No.448*1803734
Draw Number.1606 Ticket Series No.RJ975489
Lotto Lucky Number: 08*18*27*28*46*48-Bonus(44)
Amount Won: 750,000.00 GBP

You are therefore to receive a cash prize of 750,000.00. (Seven Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) To file in for the processing of your winnings prize, you are advised to contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "A" winners with the information below:

*************************************
MR NICK KNOWLES
Tel:+44-704-578-4352
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/
*************************************

You are advice to provide him with the following information and a copy of your international passport or driver's license via email attachment or by fax for proper processing of awarded payment which is a standard practice just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual.

Names:.....................
Telephone/Fax number:......
Nationality:...............
Age:.......................
Occupation:................
Winning Email:.............
Identification I D:........

Sincerely Yours,

Jenni Falconer,
Lottery Presenter/ Coordinator on BBC One.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/

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