419 scam: "POWER BALL"<griffnj18@gmail.com> lucky Winning Re-Confirm Ref number

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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.
- johngriffn818@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "POWER BALL"<griffnj18@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johngriffn818@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:01:55 -0700
Subject: lucky Winning Re-Confirm Ref number

Our ref: SNT/FRN/za2.tcpvpn.com
POWER BALL LOTTERY
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POWER BALL LOTTERY/ Microsoft Corporations announced you as one of the 7 l=
ucky winners of the ongoing Microsoft Corporations lottery Award of the Yea=
r Held this month.All 7 winning email addresses were randomly selected from=
a batch of 800,000,000 international emails each from Canada, Australia, U=
nited States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our =
international promotions program which is conducted annually, consequently,=
you have been approved for a total pay out of EIGHT Million TWO HUNDRED Un=
ited States Dollars ($8.2 MILLION USD).
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multina=
tional companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in =
the communities where they have operational base.Further more your details =
(e-mail address) falls within our Branch office here in USA, as indicated i=
n your play coupon and your prize of (USD$8.2M). will be released to you fr=
om this main branch office of Microsoft Corporations USA.We wish to informe=
d you that your fund has been approved and insured in your name as well as =
ready for delivery.
These are your winning identification numbers.
Ticket number=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026679-568-9228
Serial number=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026..37016
Lucky number=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026.56-34-13-00
Ref number=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026.MSCB4900
To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our P.B.L Microsoft Corpo=
rations Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,
Name::::::John Griffn
E-mail Contact;::: ( johngriffn818@gmail.com )
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You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator w=
hose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to=
do =

to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!
Full Name:=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026
Country Of Origin:=2026=2026=2026=2026
Present Address:=2026=2026=2026=2026
Date Of Birth:=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026
Occupations;=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026
Telephone No:=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026
Sex:=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026=2026
Ticket and Lucky No:=2026=2026
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remem=
ber to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences =

with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inf=
orm our Co-ordinator as soon as possible.
An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate=
will be sent to you by Lottery Administrative Remittance Operation.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
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