419 scam: "Dr. Mark Daniel," <mrskivikangas224@gmail.com> Happy Love online lottery 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.
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.
- grantedward839@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mark Daniel," <mrskivikangas224@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmarkd94@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 15:23:01 +0100
Subject: Happy Love online lottery winner

43Happy Love online lottery winnerWe'd like to inform you that your email
address has won four million eight hundred thousand dollars ($ 4.8 million)
on the latest MO Lottery online lottery games in Missouri, United
States.This lottery was organized and played with the automatic online
voting system "FAI". Fortunately, your email address was selected as one of
the free online lottery winners.For further confirmations, please visit the
La Loterie Mo website below to confirm your lottery date and number.Upon
confirmation of the lottery in which you were selected as one of the lucky
winners of the year. You can then contact the Mo Lottery Agent /
Representative in London, UK to claim your winnings.Before doing so, please
visit the lottery page below to confirm your winnings.Lottery page
(https://www.lotteryusa.com/missouri/lotto/year
<https://www.lotteryusa.com/missouri/lotto/year>)This year's results and
winning numbers - Lotto - Missouri (MO) - Lotteryusa.comthis year's lottery
results and winning numbers in Missouri, MO. www.lotteryusa.com
<http://www.lotteryusa.com/>Draw date. Saturday July 24th 2021Winning
number: 3 11 17 22 23 43The annual contribution is $ 4.8 millionIn order to
receive your award, it is recommended that you contact our representative,
Mr. Edward Grant of London, United Kingdom, immediately to officially
approve your award.Remember to contact Mr. Edward Grant with your lottery
number (3 11 17 22 23 43) including a scanned copy of your ID or passport
so he can identify your payment details.All responses should be directed to
Mr. Edward Grant in the UK in order to receive your award. This is how you
make sure your payment goes smoothly.BELOW IN THE EMAIL CONTACT FOR THE
PAYMENT COORDINATOR IN LONDON, UK:Please contact Mr. Edward Grant.Email:
(grantedward839@gmail.com <grantedward839@gmail.com>)!! Congratulations in
advance !!This information comes from the Mo Lottery Prize Bureau in
Missouri, USA.Dr. Mark Daniel,Missouri Lottery Coordinator.MO -
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERYUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.*

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