419 scam: "Mrs. Sharon Rose"< billwilliamd7@gmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS ! CONGRATULATIONS !! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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!
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.
- billwilliamd7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sharon Rose" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:40:44 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ! CONGRATULATIONS !! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

CANADIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS.
St Peters Yacht Basin Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
REFERENCE NUMBER: COT/0147X4/74
BATCH NUMBER:014/070/AY7

Dear Lucky Winner...

We are pleased to inform you today in respect of the just conducted
lottery draw, a lump sum payout of $850.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand
United State Dollars Only) has been awarded to your email ID, by the
CANADIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAM, held on the 31st of
December 2019

You have therefore been approved of $850.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand
United State Dollars Only) in cash credited to file YL/26510460037/09 in HSBC BANK (446 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5P 3M2, Canada) To file your claim, please contact our claims agent (MR. BILL DOWNE, Director, Lottery Department Affairs. HSBC BANK) Provide him with the information below:

REFERENCE NUMBER: COT/0147X4/74
BATCH NUMBER:014/070/AY7
TICKET NUMBER:005-4432-971-878

1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Identification Card (ID Card)
Send Your Message and vital details via his official Email address below:

Mr. Bill Williams Downe.

CONTACT EMAIL: billwilliamd7@gmail.com
lottrey_department@hsclassicbint.com

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of our office &
organization.. Humble Greetings & Sincerely,

Mrs. Sharon Rose
CANADIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION OFFICE
CHIEF LOTTERY CLAIM & COLLECTION OFFICER.

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