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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:
- "jerome_atkins1952@msn.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.
- +447700067837

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: jerome_atkins1952@msn.com
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 06:38:14 -0500
Subject: LinkedIN Loyalty Reward Award

LinkedIn
Loyalty Reward Services.
Castlewood House.
77-91 New Oxford St,
London WC1A 1DG,
United Kingdom
REFERENCE NUMBER: LKC/01835/H17.

Dear LinkedIn subscriber,

Thanks for being a great member and for making LinkedIn great.

We are pleased to inform you that you are among the selected subscribers in the LinkedIn Loyalty Rewards Program for this year. You have won the sum of £1,275,000 GBPs (ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS).In appreciation of all our members for remaining with LinkedIn, we entered EVERY ACTIVE LinkedIn member in an electronic draw and picked ONLY FIFTY MEMBERS and you are among those lucky members.

Please it is very important that you know that you ARE NOT legally bound or obligated to claim your prize if you do not feel like it because no Tickets were sold in this promotion.

You are advised to keep this to yourself until your prize has been processed and remitted to you. Violation of this condition will result in the cancellation of your prize as LinkedIn is trying to avoid the resultant commotion, double claims and multiple account ownership that may come up when people know that they stand a chance to win something by being an active member of LinkedIn.

Please contact linkedinrewards accredited Financier/Payment Officer; MR. ANDREW C. BOURNE with your reference number for processing and remittance of your prize money.

MR. Jerome Atkins
M & G Group PLC
Adress: Governor's House
Laurence Pountney Hill
London, EC4R OHH
United Kingdom
E-Mail: jerome_atkins1952@msn.com
Direct Phone: +447700067837

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lizy Edgar

The LinkedIn Loyalty Reward Services Team.

© 2017 LinkedIn UK. LinkedIn and the LinkedIn logo are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved. LinkedIn is a registered business name of LinkedIn UK. Registered in the United Kingdom, Company Number 477441. Registered Office: Castlewood House, 77- 91 New Oxford street. London. United Kingdom. Valid only for the next 14 days. Subscribers are responsible for processing and redeeming their prize money. The prize money is not transferable and may not be sold or bartered. Prize will be revoked at the end of 14 days after receiving this email by LinkedIn, Inc. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

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