419 scam: Mark Zuckerberg <smithlegalptractioneroffice@gmail.com> Dear Lucky Winner

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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 states 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)
- "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)
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 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.
- fred.james.18@mail.ru (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Zuckerberg <smithlegalptractioneroffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zukerberg181@inbox.ru
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:29:17 +0100
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner

Dear Lucky Winner

My name is Mark Zuckerberg CEO, Facebook Online Media Organization .I
contacted you because I have good news for you from the Facebook have
you claim your winnings ?

I am pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held on the 22nd of may 2019 by Facebook group in cash
promotion to encourage the usage of Facebook worldwide, Your email was
among the 10 lucky winners who won $5,700.000.00USD ( Five Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) each on the
Facebook group promotion.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email you were
picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
Facebook in other to claim your $5,700.000.00USD the lottery program
which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed at saying a big thank
you to all our users for making Facebook their number one means to
connect, communicate, relate and hook up with their families and
friends over the years.

Are you ready to claim your winnings of $9,600,000.00 now?Your award
is attached to Lucky Number (FB-225-7736), Ticket Number (FB-172-60),
Batch Number (FB-0281/544) and Serial Number (99352748-2013).Note them
down now on a safe place and keep its very important.

You will be required to contact Mr.Fred James the head for the
disbursement and remittance department for the claims of your
winnings.Send an email to Mr. Fred James through this email address
now (fred.james.18@mail.ru) with the information about you below:

Full Name:
Contact Address:
Mobile Number:
Occupation:
Marital Status:
Sex:
Age:
Country of Residence:
Nationality:
Your Email Address:

Send an email to Mr. Mark Zuckerberg through this email address now
(fred.james.18@mail.ru) with the information about you above.

Best Regards,
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook Online CEO.

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