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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "BBC ONE DRAW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bbclondon2013@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:13:30 +0530
Subject: GOOD NEWS



BBC One National Lottery Team
National Lottery Draws Results.
Po Box 200, Harrogate England, United Kingdom.
BBC One Lottery Representative
Tel: + (44) 87197744683
Email: bbclondon@2013hotmail.com
Visit Our Web Site www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results.ftl#
Batch No: BNL/515944052/548/uk
Draw No: 1789
Bonus No: 48
• GOOD DAY WINNER NO. (06) (14) (20) (23) (29) (49) BONUS (48).

This is to inform you that you have WON the sum of 1,000.000.00 GBP (One Million Great British Pounds) from our 2013 charity bonanza. The draw No.1789 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 £89,642.50 million Spring lottery charity bonanza for London's heritage,
Held on the 14th, February 2013. The BBC One National Lottery Fund gives grants to sustain and transform individual lives all over the global for the less privilege once; we are here to use our diverse heritage to change lives in every part.
Please Fill the Information below and Send To: (bbclondon2013@hotmail.com)
A Scan copy of your Identification (Driving License or any Valid I.D Proof) is needed.

1. Full Name...
2. Full Address...
3. State...
4. Occupation...
5. Age...
6. Sex: .................
7. Country: ...............
8. Winning Email...
9. Contact Tell. Number...
10. Next Of Kin...

Yours sincerely
Jodie Prenger
Visit Our Web Site www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results.ftl#
Your online coordinator
Dr MIKE JOHN,
The online coordinator, B.B.C Department,
National Lottery Results England
Email: bbclondon2013@hotmail.com
Tel: + (44) 8719744683

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