419 scam: Sir Craig Reedie <info2020summerolympicss@gmail.com> Attn: Lucky Winner (U$D10, 000,000, 00)

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million 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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27732018740 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27862128577 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Sir Craig Reedie <info2020summerolympicss@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <info2020summerolympics@thecricket.co.za>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:37:54 +0200
Subject: Attn: Lucky Winner (U$D10, 000,000, 00)

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC LOTTERIES COMMITTEE
For all enquiries, complaints or game information you can either phone, e-mail, or write to the National Lottery at:
Olympic Studies Centre, Villa du Centenaire
Quai d’Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne
Switzerland.

Attn: Lucky Winner. (U$D10, 000,000, 00)

We wish to congratulate you on your winning computer balloting sweepstake held on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. It is a promotional program aimed for the 2020 Summer Olympics inconjuction with The United Kingdom National Lottery in association for oncoming 2020 Summer Olympics Japan. The opening ceremony will be on Friday, July 24, and the closing ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The IOC voted to select the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics on 7 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session at the Buenos Aires Hilton in Buenos Aires, Argentina. An exhaustive ballot system was used. The lottery programmer is aimed at promoting the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games .Your email was drawn and you were selected as a winner in a random star prize of U$D10, 000,000, 00 (Ten Million Dollars Only).

Your email address attached to the ticket star numbers Ref No: (AM22MUS/AH566AGL/JP2020) Batch: (356/1798/ZA/BR.) drew the Dollar Million lucky numbers 119,818,087, which consequently won the draw in the Second category. Your Email ID has been approved for the star prize of U$D10, 000,000, 00 (Ten Million Dollars Only), which will be paid through our approved paying bank. The Prize Money has been insured for security reasons for your protection and International Olympic Lotteries Committee for Japan 2020 Summer Olympics.

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like that before. Please send your (1) Your Full Names and Address:(2) Phone, Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and your winning ticket number, Reference Numbers and amount won information for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim agent in address below:-

Contact Claim Agent,
MR.: ANANT SINGH
Chair of the Communications Commission Member of the following Commissions: Olympic South Africa.
Tele: + 27 73 201 8740
Fax: + 27 86 212 8577

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The OSC is closed on Saturdays, Sundays

Remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than 14 working days. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Remember to quote your Reference number and batch Number in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Regards,

Sir Craig Reedie
Member of the Board of the IOC Staff Pension Fund Foundation
2020 Summer Olympics.
UK National Lottery- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Please be informed that anybody under 18 years old is automatically disqualified and we cannot be held responsible for that, congratulation once again from staff and members of this program.
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The organizing committee was launched on 24 Jan. 2014. Spearheaded by former Prime Minister of Japan Yoshiro Mori as organising committee President.

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