419 scam: "BBC One Lottery"<contactawardoffice@gmail.com> ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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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.
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.
- +447031744618 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "BBC One Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wmgraham_bbcone@admin.in.th>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 22:04:56 +0200
Subject: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

BBC One National Lottery Team
National Lottery Draws Results. Po Box 200, Harrogate England, United Kingdom. BBC One Lottery Representative
Batch No: 515944052/147
Draw No: 1576
Bonus No: 15
GOOD DAY WINNER NO.06 (13) (22) (25) (27) (32) BONUS 34 This is to inform you that you have WON the sum of (¢G500.000.00) Great British Pounds from our 2012 charity bonanza. The draw no.191 brought out your e-mail address from a Data Base of Internet Email Users and qualified you a benefited winner of the stated winning amount, in the ongoing ¢G44.4million Spring lottery charity bonanza for London's heritage, Held on the 6th May. 2012. The BBC One National Lottery Fund gives grants to sustain and transform individual life¡¦s all over the globe for the less privilege once; we are here to use our diverse heritage to change live s in every part. Please Fill the Information below and Send To:
(wmgraham_bbcone@admin.in.th)
1. Full Name: _______________ 2. Full Address: __________________ 3.State:_________________________ 4.Occupation:____________________ 5.Age:__________________________ 6.Sex:__________________________
7. Marital Status: _____________________ 8.Country:_______________________
9. Winning Email: _________________ 10. Mobile No: _____________________
11. Fax No: _____________________
12 Your Bank Name:_______________________
13 Names on Account;____________________
14 Account Number_______________________
15 Bank Address
„h PLEASE: YOU ARE TO FORWARD YOUR COMPLETE DETAILS INCLUDING BANK DETAILS TO US FOR EASY PAYMENT
Your Online Coordinator Dr. Graham S. Morgan,
The online coordinator, B.B.C One Department, National Lottery Results England
PLEASE DO CALL CUSTOMER LINE FOR CONFIRMATION:(Tel: +4470 3174 4618)
Regards, Dr. Graham S. Morgan Online Co-Coordinator. Phone: +4470 3174 4618

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