419 scam: "Brown Spencer"<asher@kb-g.com> Re: Congratulations (lucky Winning Number 61-32-95-12-82-05-41)

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Brown Spencer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brownspencr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:41:18 -0800
Subject: Re: Congratulations (lucky Winning Number 61-32-95-12-82-05-41)

Good day and congratulations!!

Your email address was selected in a random World Wide Web (www) computerized draw system, extracted from over (100,000) comprising of unions/organizations, associations, co-operate bodies, companies and individual email addresses worldwide. The lottery programme was aimed at promoting the Coca-cola brand and its consumer base worldwide.

The results of the draw held on the 19^th January 2018 selected your email address that is attached to Batch Reference Number: WDIOC/0032/11TX, online generated Ticket Number 027-83320184 with Serial Number 503 and drawing the lucky Winning Number 61-32-95-12-82-05-41 which consequently won the lottery award prize in the 2nd category draw for the sum of $1,500,000.00 (One million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in cash prize assigned to file Ref. No: US-TXNL/826374401/18.

The online International Promotions Programme takes place bi-annually via virtual online computerized ticketing and draw system. It is an auto draw programme and requires no physical purchase of tickets please note.

We will process your payment and pay out the winning prize to you as soon as we receive your acknowledgement to this notification.

Please advise urgently

Yours faithfully,

Brown Spencer

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