419 scam: "MAVIS WANCZYK"<hrd@seiv.co.id> JACKPOT 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:
- ",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.
- jefferydeanq11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MAVIS WANCZYK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jefferydeanq11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:35:47 -0800
Subject: JACKPOT WINNER

Ref: 475061725
CODE NO: GB8701/LPRC

Dear

This is to congratulate you that your email won the donation from me MAVIS WANCZYK winner of the largest single lottery jackpot ever in the United States I won $758.7 million grand prize in Wednesday's Power Ball23th august2017.and thanks for accepting my donation.

Once again i congratulate you for being one of my lucky winners. I have received your acceptance notice and information from my attorney and have directed that I should go ahead and donate to you the total prize amount of $5,000,000 as part of my donation to you and other selected people which you are one of them. Although we do not know each other but I believe in the saying "Que Sera Sera" which means, ''Whatever that is meant to be, would surely be. Am just a common person like you, I have two adult children, and my big plan is to retire early.

I urge you to adhere strictly to the directives of my financial adviser in other to enhance a smooth and successful delivery of the
funds to you. Kindly complete the below information and send it via email to him:

Contact Person:jeffery
Email: jefferydeanq11@gmail.com :

FULL NAME.............
AGE............
Present Address.......
Sex...................
Nationality...........
Occupation............
Telephone.............

I am very happy and proud to help you and your family and I require you to get in touch right away with my financial adviser via the email above for you to open up communication with him so that you can receive your check and deposit the check into your personal bank account once he delivers it to your nominated address.

However, you are advised to keep your winning confidential, until your prize check is duly processed and remitted to you, to avoid the possibility of losing your donation money to dubious impersonators.

I wish you and your family the timeless treasures of God, the warmth of home, the love of family and the company of good cheer.As soon as you fill and complete the above forward it to my financial adviser

NB: PLS QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND YOUR CODE NUMBER TO HIM PLEASE.

Yours faithfully,
MAVIS WANCZYK
POWER-BALL JACKPOT WINNER

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