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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: econ13 <econ13@inf.ufpr.br>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:33:50 +0530
Subject: BBC UK

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BBC U/K LOTTERY
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2YP,
London, United Kingdom.
TELL : Tel: +448719746077
Reference Number: BBC U/K LOTTERY T /2551256003/23
customer care Line : +448719746077
CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!
Dear Lucky Winner,
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five Hundred
Thousand Great British Pounds (500,000.00 GBP) & BMW 5 SERIS CAR, for
the year 2017 Prize promotion which was organized by BBC International
Lottery Award programs held in United Kingdom. In conjunction with the
British Tobacco Worldwide Promotion “Your Email Address" were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email
from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa
and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually, we have only selected 25 people as our winners,
through electronic ballot System without the winner applying.
You are therefore requested to contact immediately out Claims Department
below, quoting your Lucky number: BBC7/4/88/28/01/40

Lucky Number: BBC7/4/88/28/01/40 Ticket
Number: 011425896/2014 Serial Number: BBC3872/506

Mr.Marco Gibson.
Event Manager
BBC U/K Company United Kingdom.
Email: bbcnewsofice@mit.tc
Tell: +448719746077
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM Fill Out This Form
APPLICATION FOR FUND RELEASE [Lucky number: BBC7/4/88/28/01/40
1. Full Name: …………………
2. Residential Address: ……
3. Mobil Number: …………..
4 Sex……………………………….
5.Winning Email Id: ………..
6. Occupation: ………………..
7. Age: ……………………………
8. State: ………………………….
9.Lucky Number:……………
10.Make sure you send this details to this Email bbcnewsofice@mit.tc
for the release of your fund
11. YOUR COUNTRY …………
12.ACCOUNT NUMBER……..
13.BANK NAME…………………..
REPLY ONLY TO THIS EMAIL ID: bbcnewsofice@mit.tc
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Yours Faithful DR.JERRY MARTINS

BBC Promotion Director.

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