419 scam: BC 49 <salvosingapore@singnet.com.sg> E-MAIL NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "transferfundsunit_rbs@9.cn" (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.
- +447035952685 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: BC 49 <salvosingapore@singnet.com.sg>
Reply-To: transferfundsunit_rbs@9.cn
Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 23:19:23 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: E-MAIL NOTIFICATION

BRITISH CANADIAN LOTTERY BC 49,
70 Foster Drive, Suite 800, Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario, P6A 6V2, Canada.

Attn: Lucky Winner,
We gladly announce to you the draw of the BC 49 Special Global Promotional Draw held on Wed 05/02/2012 in Manchester in the United Kingdom and Ontario Canada.Your e-mail address was entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number:BCL/1001A/2012 and Batch number 0417/CA1/2012. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 07 08 09 13 34 48 with Bonus No: 31 for BC-49 ballot Draw under the choice of the lottery in the 1st category ofbi-weekly draw which consequently won the weekly Jackpot in the first category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,263,584.00 (One Million Two Hundred and Sixty three Thousand,Five Hundred and Eighty Four Pounds Sterling).In view of this, your total winning sum amount would be released to you by following the directives of the Royal Bank Of Scotland. Our London-UK Bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact their office. You are to contact theRoyal Bank Of Scotland for payment with details below.

Full Names:
Address:
Mobile Number:
Age:
Country:
Occupation:

Contact Person: Mr. George Williams.
Bank Name: Royal Bank Of Scotland
Email: transferfundsunit_rbs@9.cn
Tel: +44-7035952685

Sincerely,
Dr. Joe Mason.
Promotions Co-ordinator.
BC 49 Lottery.

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