419 scam: "Ms.Linda Douglas"<test@misirci.de> Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +22966160544 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ambasadorlucytamlyn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Linda Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ambasadorlucytamlyn@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 05:27:19 -0800
Subject: Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

Embassy of Benin in Washington DC, The United States
Address: 2124 Kalorama Road, NW Washington, DC 20008.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn.
Phone: +229 66160544 or (443) 4-6907, Send a Text Or call.
Ref: Payment of $20 Million Approval.
Email: ambasadorlucytamlyn@gmail.com

Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

The Main truth about your Fund in Africa is that your email address won you the sum of $20 Million from LOTTERY COMPANY BRANCH IN AFRICA BENIN REP.,by a set-up program called ANNUAL WINNING ONLINE BALLOTING SYSTEM, This program called Annual Winning Online Balloting System is a program set-up by the World Organization, and Financially supported by the World Organization including your Government as means to congratulate the Blessed Lucky winners of the year, so luckily to you, your email address was among the earlier emails that won this $20 Million each to all the emails owners and that is how you become a winner to this Winning Fund of $20 Million.

While all the numerous emails and phone calls you have been receiving was from the old retired workers from Africa who are using their jobless/idleness to still fees from you all because they knew everything about your Lottery Fund when they were still in the Office, So that is why you haven't received any dime irrespective of all your effort. When this issue was discovered, all Funds in Africa belonging to foreign Beneficiaries was directed up to this Embassy representing the West Africa Benin Rep. in NW Washington, DC 20008 USA, with purpose of transferring your Lottery Fund into your Bank Account from United State.

Although, We have received an instruction from the office of UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDS ORGANIZATION under the West African Ministry Of Finance, few days from our correspondence to release your Overdue Compensate awarded payment fund valued sum of $20 million into your contract account, we are on the process to open an Domiciliary Bank Account in your name with the BANK OF AMERICA and forward to you the account information so that you can access your fund in your account by yourself, But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open escrow account on your behalf, we received another email from Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown whom claim to be your COUSIN relative and also your representative with a letter of trust certificate telling us that she is your next of kin and you left an instruction to Him for the claim of your (deposited fund $20 million).

Here are the below account information she forwarded to us to transfer your fund into her account.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, California USA
Bank Telephones: 1 877 984 7465 or 1 866 925 2036
Account Holder Name: Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown.
Customers Address: US Post Office: P.O Box 1956, San Ramona, California 98483
Account No: 9590078502067
Routing No: 031101169

Note: CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE has been made by the same person to transfer your $20 Million into the above information, meanwhile if you are not in support of that, then respond quickly with reconfirmation to the bellow information's as we don't need any delay at all.Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this person is from you and has your authority to receive your fund. If this person is not your representative, you are requested to contact us without any delay and send this information as soon as possible, so that your fund value of $20 Million united state dollars will be released to you through bank telegraphic wire transfer method.

Furnish your valid data to enable us verify your details.

Your Full Name, Married/Single, Current Home Address, Your Telephone Number, Age and Sex, Occupation, Your Weekly / Monthly Income, Copy ID or International Passport for Identification.However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said person explained above, if we do not hear from you within the next 4 working days from today.

Yours Ambassador In Mission.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn.
Ambassador Of Benin in USA.

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