419 scam: jardin.paix@comorestelecom.km CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR E-MAIL WON YOU ONLINE LOTTERY 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:

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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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)
- "philip.drrichard@yandex.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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27866632511 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: jardin.paix@comorestelecom.km
Reply-To: philip.drrichard@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 17:03:27 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR E-MAIL WON YOU ONLINE LOTTERY NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs. Grace Olga
Headquarters: 14A Charles Crescent,
Eastgate Ext. 4, Sandton.
South Africa
Customer Service: 2860 PKY 2016/AN4040
Winning Reference Number: ZACY/24460LAM/19
Winning Batch Number: CD26/22/VITA666
Website: https://nationallottery.co.za/

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Lucky Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw our new year Phanda Pusha Play
international Lottery programs held in South Africa. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: ZASA20001 with! Serial number 66442202 drew the
winning: 06/08/18/25/39/47, which subsequently won you the lottery in the
MIDDLE YEAR 2016 category .You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of $2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR
ONLY) in cash credited to file Number HAPY/CYC64/1200ANC.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicated in your E-mail play
coupon. In view of this, your $2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLAR ONLY)
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system
and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies. This promotion takes place
annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you
in any of your provided bank account.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact your Claim agent in South
Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of
your prize money, contact information is as follow: -

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Philip
E-mail: philip.drrichard@yandex.com
Direct Phone:+ 27 63 227 1686
Fax Line: + 27 86 663 2511

Please be informed that all winning payout must be claimed within 14
working days of the receipt . To avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with our designated agents. Congratulations once more from
all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this
competition.

We do appreciate your email success winning of our 2016 promotional draw
Award, also wishing you all the best to your claim.

Sincerely,
From: Mrs. Grace Olga
Phanda Pusha Play international Lottery programs Zonal Co-coordinator.

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