419 scam: "Mrs. Elizbeth White" <mehmetkaray006@gmail.com> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a 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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- peterwillaims67@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizbeth White" <mehmetkaray006@gmail.com>
Reply-To: peterwillaims67@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 23:24:59 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Greetings!!!

Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners International programs held on the 27th of December 2013. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number CL2502014GL15 with serial number
141-901217 drew lucky numbers 7-88-81-17-86-12 which consequently won in
the 3rd category, you have therefore been approved for a sum pay out of
US$1,460,000.00. (One Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand United
States Dollars). CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 200,000,000 company and 300,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep your winning information very confidential till your
claims has been processed and your funds remitted to your choice bank
account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiducial agent: Mr. Peter
Williams Email: peterwillaims67@hotmail.co.uk Tel: +16474865709 Note that
all winning must be claimed not later than 3rd of Febuary 2014.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our
members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Elizbeth White
Lottery Coordinator

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