419 scam: Mr. Ken Mikee <dstartup004@gmail.com> WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- apec@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr. Ken Mikee <dstartup004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: APEC@financier.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:19:02 +1100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION
FINANCE MINISTERS'PROCESS (FMP)
DEPARTMENT HUMAN FIDUCIARY &
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: APEC/2251256003/07
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We the Board and Management of ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION, wishes to inform you the results of the e-mail address ballot lottery international MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAM that was recently held on the 20th January 2020. Your e-mail address attached to. Ticket number:56475600545-188 with Serial number 5368/02 and Lucky Number: 724-595-62. Security Code: BNL/JAN/SC07.

All participants were selected through our computerized computer ballot system drawn from a collation of frequent internet users all over the world from America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, as part of International Email Promotions Program, which is conducted Monthly to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide. which subsequently you have won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand united states dollars). You are urgently required to provide the following information.

Contact our Information Receiver Manager (IRM) with the details that shown below.

Mr. Pete Milleran
Contact Email: APEC@financier.com

1) Full names
2) Contact Address
3) Present Country
4) Nationality
5) Mobile Number
6) Occupation
7) Sex/ Age
8) Amount won

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

Sincerely Yours
(Mr. Ken Mikee )
International Relation Officer.

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