419 scam: Andre Peters <andrepeters910@gmail.com> Congratulations for Prize 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:

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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- jcalban@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Andre Peters <andrepeters910@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jcalban@financier.com
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 07:50:58 -0700
Subject: Congratulations for Prize Winner

Rheinlanddamm 207-209
44137 Dortmund, Germaney

Ref. Number: ILL/0854PGT/73003DE
Batch Number: 1463856-284-/DH

Dear Sir/Madam,

Congratulations!!! We are heartened to inform you of the unique result
of Lotto 6aus49 program that held on the 20th of February, 2019. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 678950347487 with
corresponding serial number: 099-563588 drew lucky numbers:
84-34-23-11-20-18 which consequently won in the 3rd category. You have
therefore been approved for a pay-out of â‚¬1000, 000. 00 (One Million
Euro),

We advise you to keep your winning information undisclosed until your
claim have been processed and your fund remitted to you. It is a part
of our security procedure to avert double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some unscrupulous participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world.

This promotional program will take place every three years. This
lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities whose
names would be made public soon. We hope that with part of your
winning, you will participate in our next Three years FIVE MILLION
EURO GRAND LOTTO SUPER.

Please you are requested to come personally to file in your claim,
however if you cannot make it to Germany, please contact below
approved organizational consulting firm by e-mail to assist you with
the release of your fund into your desired bank account or by check.

Bernard Cronk Consultancy
E-mail: jcalban@financier.com
Dortmund, Germany.

Please remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than 3 weeks
from the day of Notification. After this claim duration, unclaimed
funds will be null and void. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your Reference and Batch
numbers in all correspondences. Furthermore, should there be any
change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff for being part of
our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.

Best wishes,

Mr. Andre Peters
Lotto Co-coordinator

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