419 scam: "Mr.James" <office@kreditfabrk.com> lotto 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:

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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.James" <office@kreditfabrk.com>
Reply-To: james.scholfield11@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:59:15 -0700
Subject: lotto winner!

Melbourne Australia 382 Channel Drive Tel-+61384004707 Fax-+61370039254 Att=
n Lucky Winner The Team of Mega Million is Pleased to officially announce y=
ou as the Third place prize winner of the Ten Million ($10,500.000.00) priz=
e draw sponsored by OZ Australia. The total amount to be claimed for Fourth=
place is Five Million Dollars ($500,000.000). Congratulations! Global Mega=
Millions will make all necessary arrangements for you to receive your priz=
e. Please contact your Claims Agent or representative immediately to avoid =
delays as you can contact him via e-mail at or through telephone and fax li=
sted below. Also be informed that 10% of your Winning belongs to Oz Group L=
imited because they are the promotion and legal company that assign to your=
claim, this 10 percent will be paid only after you have received your awar=
ded prize (money) Three (3) certificates are to be issued to you by the Loc=
al government concerned offices to legally back up your claim through the p=
romotional company (Tatts Group Limited). Unclaimed winning prize are used =
for education programs, treatment programs, and to increase future prize po=
ols. Your Security Code is: H649PC32 As required by US Federal, AUS and Sta=
te laws, your Security code and Prize information must be kept strictly con=
fidential which means that you are precluded from discussing your win with =
3rd parties such as (family members, friends and relatives).This is to prev=
ent unlawful tampering and a means to reduce risks of fraud and scams from =
taking place and also Due to false practices, we ask that you keep your awa=
rd information strictly from public notice, until your claim has been proce=
ssed and money remitted to your possession as this is part of our security =
protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by u=
nscrupulous individuals. As soon as we verify your identity and Security Co=
de number from you, we will immediately release your total sum through wire=
transfer into your nominated bank account or platinum automated card will =
be issued with withdrawal analysis according to the global financial law gu=
iding lottery release through (ATM). Your email initial was used for the ra=
ffle draw and you emerged a lucky winner. Once again, Congratulations MEGA =
MILLIONS=20

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