419 scam: "Mr. Anderson" <kelvinkevo47@outlook.com> RE: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNINGS.

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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")
- "million pounds" (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 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: "Mr. Anderson" <kelvinkevo47@outlook.com>
Reply-To: maynorraymondclaimsdept@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 04:44:07 -0700
Subject: RE: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNINGS.

Ref Number: PLM/883/9GM/3699
Batch Number: PLTUK-ENGINE0337

Dear Internet User,

Your email ID has won the total sum of GBP1, 000.000.00 (One Million Pounds Sterling) during the Platinum Foundation electronic E-mail online Powerball Draws For Internet Users.

The Platinum Foundation is the organizers of the Platinum Foundation Promo, Euro Millions, Monthly Play, Thunder ball, Hot picks, and Lotto Extra which is an internet giveaway program whereby email addresses are being extracted from the internet and the winners are being determined from a ballot draw.

Luckily it happened that your e-mail address attached to ballot number: (04-05-06-12-20-29-30) with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 13-45-02-23-62-31 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1 Million Pounds Sterling, credited to File PLATUK/9GM/327739.. Note, that tickets were not sold for this program hence, the above enlightenment is all on the subject of how you became a winner of our giveaway program.

You are advised to contact the claims department immediately to redeem your prize.

Mr. Maynor Raymond
Claim Agent
Tel: +639568129463
Email:
International prize Department

Provide the agent with the information below to enable us to facilitate the release of your winning prize.

1. Full name:
2. Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE FROM THE BOARD AND MEMBERS STAFF OF THE PLATINUM FOUNDATION INTL.

The claim agent will attend to your claim upon the receipt of your response.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
User Award Promotion Team

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