419 scam: "Attention:E-mail Owner" <rittsco7@gmail.com> YOUR PAYMENT LAST CHANCE

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- davidbaco@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Attention:E-mail Owner" <rittsco7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidbaco@accountant.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:28:15 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT LAST CHANCE

PowerBall Lottery-Annual Promotional Drew
1550 Princess Stress Kingston,
ON,Canada,K7M 9E3

Attention: Dear E-mail Owner;

Congratulation to you as we bring to your notice, the result of the
first Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY, held on 1st March 2023, in
Ontario Canada, organized and sponsor by the Canadian and Cotonou,
Benin Republic Government, in conjunction with Powerball Lottery
Annual Promotional Draw.

We are happy to inform you that your valid E-mail address attached to
Ticket Number: A567670965436571; drew the Winning Number: 02 09 28 36
53 04; with Hot Ball: (14) have emerged a winner of total sum of
US$1.800.000.00 ( One Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file No: HLS/16072600500008942/03, THIS
IS FROM A TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF us$161 Million Dollars, shared amongst
the first One Hundred and Ten (110) lucky winner in this category
Worldwide.

Please note your lucky winning number falls within Afro representative
office in Cotonou, Benin Republic as indicated in our electronic play
coupon. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our
African Agent Office. All participants were selected worldwide through
a computer ballot system drawn and extracted from over 10,000.00
companies and personal E-mail from Asia, Saudi Arabia, Europe, South
America and North America.

Contact Our Accredited Agent bellow for your Claim:

Mr. David Baco jr
Foreign Service Manager
E-mail: davidbaco@accountant.com

To fill for your claim, please fill the information below and send to
our corresponding payment agent in Cotonou Benin who will handle your
winnings processing for quick and urgent release of your fund to you.

1. Your full name/Address:------------------------
2. Your Nationality/country:----------------------
3. Occupation/company:----------------------------
4. Age/gender:------------------------------------
5. Your cell/whatSapp Numbers:---------------------

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your funds remitted to
you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
elements.

Note: to confirm that you have the winning number for the drew date,
Wednesday 1 March 2023 do confirm below link:-

https://www.powerball.com/games/hot-lotto

Thank you and Congratulation once again!

Yours faithfully,
Adams M.Chisom
(Online coordinator)

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