419 scam: Ms Alice Jen <alice.jenn@hotmail.com> RE/ AWARD 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:
- "bnymellonn@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Alice Jen <alice.jenn@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 23:55:21 +0000
Subject: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION

The Mega Millions Lottery
California Lottery District Offices
San Francisco
820 Dubuque Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
http://www.megamillions.com/ numbers/

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION

We
are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, winners of Mega
Millions held on 24/05/2014 as part of our first quarter of the year
bonanza. Your name/email address is attached to ticket number
034-1416-4612-750, with serial number 6521-11 drew the lucky numbers 22
45 46 47 65 10, and consequently won the lottery in category C.

You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.2Million in
cash credited to file REF: EKS255125600304. This is from total prize
money of US$29.9Millions shared among 14 winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer email balloting system
drawn from 25,000 names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe
and North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions
Program, which is conducted Monthly

CONGRATULATIONS!

To file for your claim, please contact our paying bank on the information stated below.

Bank of New York Mellon
Headquarters Address.
One Wall Street New York, NY 10286
Website: http://www.bnymellon.com
Contact person: Mr. Steve Hayes-Allen
Email: bnymellonn@live.com
Regional Head of operations
The Bank of New York Mellon

Remember,
all winning must be claimed not later than 15th of August 2014 .After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. 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 16 is automatically
Disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

Alice Jen
For Management
The Mega Millions Lottery

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