419 scam: MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT <megamillionsjackpot35@gmail.com> MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
- "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: MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT <megamillionsjackpot35@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 23:10:54 -0800
Subject: MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT
Customer Service Centre
Ref:USS/34085746305872/11
Batch: 828/34/3473

Dear Lucky Winner:

We happily announce to you the draw of the US MEGA MILLIONS-JACKPOT Lottery
International programs held on TUESDAY,1/18/2022. Your email address
attached to ticket number: 564 75600545188 with Serial number 5368/01 drew
the lucky numbers: 4 19 39 42 52 9 which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category. Confirm winning numbers website:
https://www.megamillions.com

You have been approved to claim a total sum of (Five Million United States
Dollars only) in cash credited to file KTUS/9023118308/01.This is from a
total cash prize of $515 million jackpot, shared amongst the first
Lucky-Winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from the World Wide Web site
through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually, and as a relief package for COVID-19
victims. Your lucky winning number falls within our EU booklet
representative office as indicated. In view of this, your US$5,000,000.00
(Five Million United States Dollars only) will be released to you by our
paying bank.

Our EU agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent with your full names,
mobile number and physical address and cc us:

Contact person: Alexandre Martel.

WHATSAPP: +1-343-268-0477

Do quote your winning/reference/batch numbers in any correspondence with us
or our designated agent.

Sincerely,
Ms Linda Pacelli
US MEGA MILLIONS Co-ordinator

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