419 scam: Mark Daniel <medessefirm@gmail.com> MO-LOTTERY WINNER NOTIFICATION MESSAGE...

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

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Daniel <medessefirm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: co.edwardgrant@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:32:34 +0100
Subject: MO-LOTTERY WINNER NOTIFICATION MESSAGE...

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LOTTERY WINNER
Draw Date. Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022
Jackpot Winning Number: 1 16 18 22 38 42
Est. Jackpot: $2.7 Million

Happy Love Online Lottery Winner

Attn Recipient,

We'd like to inform you that your email address has won the sum of Two
Million Seven Hundred Thousand ($2.7 Million) on the latest MO Lottery
online lottery games in Missouri, USA.

This lottery was organized and played with the automatic online voting
system "FAI". Fortunately, your email address has been selected as one of
the free online lottery winners.

For further confirmations, please visit the US Lottery 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 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)
This Year's Results and Winning Numbers - Lotto - Missouri (MO) -
Lotteryusa.com this year's lottery results and winning numbers in Missouri,
MO. www.lotteryusa.com

Draw date. Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022
Winning number: 1 16 18 22 38 42
The annual amount is Est. Jackpot $2.7 Million

In order to receive your award, it is recommended that you contact our
representative, Mr. Edward Grant, immediately to officially approve your
award.

Remember to contact Mr. Edward Grant with your lottery number ( 1 16 18 22
38 42 ) 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 order to receive
your award. This is how you make sure your payment goes smoothly.

BELOW IN THE EMAIL CONTACT FOR THE PAYMENT COORDINATOR:

Please contact Mr. Edward Grant.
Email: (co.edwardgrant@gmail.com)

!! Congratulations in advance !!

This information comes from the Mo Lottery Prize Bureau in Missouri, USA.

Mr. Mark Daniel,
Missouri Lottery Coordinator.
MO - INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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