419 scam: John Meisetschleager <jjm@moultonisd.net> POWERBALL(R) WINNING 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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!

Fraud email example:

From: John Meisetschleager <jjm@moultonisd.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:18:44 +0100
Subject: POWERBALL(R) WINNING NOTIFICATION.

POWERBALLÂ® WINNING NOTIFICATION.

This is to officially notify you that your email emerged as one of the
winners in the just concluded Powerball international LOTTERY program 2016.

The LOTTERY program was conducted to appreciate all active users and say we
greatly appreciate your patronage and usage. No ticket was sold. The draw
included over 100 million email address (from all over the world) In a
random selection system, your email address emerged as one of the winners'
in our 2nd category with a cash prize of 850,000.00 00 {Eight Hundred and
Fifty Thousand united state dollars} Your winning is attached to the
following particulars.

Reference No: GID/492/70/2016 Winning Number: GID/133/365/2016

You are required to fill the below data, and forward your winning
particulars to our claims department as this is needed for record and
claims processing purpose.

WINNING RECORD AND PROCESSING FORM.
(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
(4) Your Full Name.
(5) Sex.
(6) Occupation.
(7) Age.
(8) Ever won an online LOTTERY?
Mode of Prize Remittance.
(1) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
Winning Documents safely to you.

(2) Bank Transfer of your Winning to your account.

Contact our claims department on the below data, you can call for
clarification. *****

FOREIGN CLAIMS MANAGER
DR. BETH FILLOL.
POWERBALL VALIDATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT (USA).
Email: BETH.FILLOL@OUTLOOK.COM

Kindly note that you must not dislcose details of this winning to any one,
this is to protect you and your money and to avoid double claims.
On behalf of the POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL, I say congratulations to you on
your winning.

Yours Sincerely,

MR. RICHMOND OWEN

POWERBALL ZONAL COORDINATOR
Washington Dc,United state.

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