419 scam: "Mr. Albertor Maxwell" <3022@nbchina.win > INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MOLOTTERY

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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:
- "registration fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "al8ertomaxbanco@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Albertor Maxwell" <3022@nbchina.win >
Reply-To: al8ertomaxbanco@gmx.com
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:44:01 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MOLOTTERY

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MOLOTTERY.
SUBJECT: RE PRICE PRIZE NOTIFICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL SECTION OF MOLOTTERY =
ONLINE. =

=

ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY,
=

As part of the promotional sweepstakes 2021, entrants were selected using =
a computerized voting system comprising 100,000,000 email addresses of indi=
viduals and businesses around the world as part of an electronic promotiona=
l program designed to encourage Internet users throughout the world, as par=
t of the international promotion held in Madrid-Spain Rep. Your winners dat=
a is =3D NUMBER OF TICKETS .. 357-01467446-224, SERIAL NUMBER.
=

We officially announce to you that your e-mail just won the sum of =20AC 3=
,500,000.00 (Three Million five Hundred Thousand Euro) for you.
It is already loaded in the MasterCard which you can use to access your fu=
nd in any ATM Stand/location worldwide and remember that the maximum withdr=
awal daily limit is twenty Thousand Euro (=20AC 20,000.00) we have conclude=
d delivery arrangement with FedEx Delivery Express Courier Services Company=
and their delivery time and fee is stated below.
=

FedEx Delivery Time=3D=3D48hrs
Registration fee=3D=3D =20AC100 Euro
Delivery fee=3D=3D =20AC295 Euro
=

Total=3D=3D =20AC395 Euro only
=

Please note! that you will be liable for the delivery and registration fee=
of your ATM Visa card to you with FedEx Delivery Express Courier Service C=
ompany because the said amount =20AC 3.5 million won by your email address,=
is protected by Hard Cover Insurance Policy (HCIP) and Insured in its full=
value which makes it impossible to make any deduction from it. This is in =
accordance with section 38(1)?? Of the International Insurance Act as adopt=
ed in 1996 and amended on 3rd July 1998 by the Constitutional Assembly.
=

You must submit your information via (al8ertomaxbanco@gmx.com) to enable u=
s to deliver your ATM VISA CARD to you in your country at your doorstep.
=

Necessary information,
Your Full Name:
Your Country of Origin:
Your Home Address:
Your City:
Your Occupation :
Your Age :
Your Gender :
Your phone number:
Your copy of passport/ID:
Your Personal Email Address: =

=

Thanks,
=

Congratulation in advance
=

Best Regard,
=

Dr. Albert Maxwell.
=20

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