419 scam: Mega Million Lottery <johngray02@live.com> You Won

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mslindamajor001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mega Million Lottery <johngray02@live.com>
Reply-To: Mega Million Lottery <mslindamajor001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:11:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: You Won

MEGAMILLIONÂ LOTTERY

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Sir/Madam,

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CONGRATULATIONS:YOU WON Â£500,000.00GBP.

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We are pleased to announce you as one of the 10 online luckywinners in ongoing MEGA MILLION LOTTERY Draw.

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Your email address was selected randomly from the automaticcomputer generated machine, and your email address emerges as one of our onlinewinners. This attracts a prize of Five hundred thousand pounds only (Â£500,000.00GBPpounds) and an Apple 13.3" Mac Book Pro Notebook laptop.

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Please contact cash officer for more details and claims via:

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MEGA MILLION Â LOTTERYÂ Â Â - PROMOTIONDEPARTMENT.

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Tel:Â Â Â Â Â +44-7937141677

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EmailÂ Â Â Â Â Â mslindamajor001@gmail.com

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Sincerely,

Ms. Linda

CEO: MSFT Word Resource

Copyright Â© 2015 MEGA MILLION winnings Inc.

All rights reserved. Terms ofÂ Service - Guidelines.

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