419 scam: National Lottery <barrister.dominicrhonda02@gmail.com> Hello, You've won a lottery prize.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "irish lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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!
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.
- mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: National Lottery <barrister.dominicrhonda02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:12:26 +0100
Subject: Hello, You've won a lottery prize.

The National Lottery
Abbey Street Lower
Dublin D01 Y1X2,
Ireland.

Dear Email Account Holder,

Congratulations! You've won a cash prize of EUR â‚¬6,000,000.00 (Six
Million Euros) from the Irish National Lottery Free Lucky Draw Promotion,
held on Saturday 20th August 2022 at 8:00pm (GMT).

Your e-mail address was attached to our Draw-Based Central Computer System,
which generated free raffle (Ticket) Numbers:
00000-01636-21475-54745-23192-52545 and Reference number: NL/47509/08/22,
which drew the Winning Numbers: (14) (21) (24) (35) (38) (41) + Bonus: (27)
that won you the cash prize of â‚¬6 Million Euros in 2nd category
i.e match 5 online lotto jackpot results.

This online promotional games was conducted via random selection process,
All active email addresses in the World Wide Web (www) were
automatically selected from top global websites like Google.com,
Youtube.com, Facebook.com, Twitter.com, Wikipedia.org,
Instagram.com, Baidu.com, Yahoo.com and xvideos.com, whom also built
their systems and based their membership registration identity on
email addresses, supporting this computer draw system done by
extracting over 450,000 email addresses of individuals, unions,
associations, and corporate bodies affiliated with the Irish National
Lottery website and their advertisers online. This On-line promotions
game takes place via free-raffle ticket balloting and it is done
Bi-weekly.

Please be informed that this lottery game costs absolutely nothing,
No Tickets Were Sold because the prize fund is paid for through Advertisements
and Sponsorships, rather than ticket sales.
This free lucky draw promotion game was set up to promote the Irish Lottery
online games, As it features exciting free online games to the public, giving
people from different locations around the world, the chance to win
life-changing sums of money,in which your email address did emerge as one of the
lucky winners.

You are entitled to claim a lottery jackpot prize of EUR â‚¬6,000,000.00
(Six Million Euros) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of EUR
â‚¬55,245,596.00 (Fifty-five million, Two hundred and Forty-five thousand,
Five hundred and Ninety-six Euros) Shared amongst the Eleven (11)
lucky winners in their respective draw categories.

How to Claim Your Prize:-

Please contact Mr. Richard Douglas, (The National Lottery Prize Claims Officer)
through the email address below and also submit/provide the information below,
to claim your prize.

Contact Mr. Richard Douglas (Prize Claims Officer)
National Lottery Regional Office: Belfast, Northern Ireland -United Kingdom.
Email Address: mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp

1. Your Name:_____________________________________
2. Address:_______________________________________
3. Age: ___________/ Gender: _____________________
4. Phone Number:__________________________________

5. Date of Draw: Saturday 20th August 2022
6. Draw-based Ticket: Computer Generated Online Free-Draw Ticket
7. Free Lucky Draw Ticket Numbers: 00000-01636-21475-54745-23192-52545
8. Reference Numbers: NL/47509/08/22
9. Winning Numbers: (14) (21) (24) (35) (38) (41) + Bonus: (27)
10.Prize Claim Amount: EUR â‚¬6,000,000.00 (Six Million Euros)

Important Information:â€“
Please keep your winning information strictly confidential until your claim
your prize money is disbursed to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Congratulations once again for winning the lottery! Stay safe and
Enjoy your prize money.

Best Wishes,

Ms. Ciara R. Whelan,
Lottery Co-coordinator
Irish National Lottery Online Promotions Inc.
Dublin, Ireland.

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