419 scam: PRIME LOTTERY ORGANIZATION <primelitteryorganization@gmail.com> Ref:ABC/34085746305872/34

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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!

Fraud email example:

From: PRIME LOTTERY ORGANIZATION <primelitteryorganization@gmail.com>
Reply-To: legaldepartment@pinnacleb.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 10:31:38 -0700
Subject: Ref:ABC/34085746305872/34

Dear Winner ,

My name is Mrs. Rose Williams from the Prime Lottery. We happily announced
to you the draw of the PRIME LOTTERY Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on the 20th of June 2022. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 564 75600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $450,000 (Four
Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03. This total cash prize of* $450,000* each, is shared
amongst the first nine (9) lucky winners in this category.

All participants including you 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.

Our paying Bank will immediately commence the process to transfer your
*$450,000* into your Bank account as soon as you provide your Bank account
information for the receiving of your *$450,000* lottery winning funds.

Provide the required below information to receive your *$450,000* lottery
winning funds.

1. Name of your Bank.
2. Bank address.
3. Account name.
4. Account number.
5. Swift code.
6. Routing number
7. Private Telephone number

Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Williams
PRIME LOTTERY Co-ordinator

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