419 scam: "Mr. Edwin Castro" <info@castro.org> Fund Raising!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- carolynbecker202@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edwin Castro" <info@castro.org>
Reply-To: carolynbecker202@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:06:23 -0700
Subject: Fund Raising!

Dear Friend,

My name is Edwin Castro, the sole winner of Novemberâ€™s record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in California. I purchased the winning ticket in early November in Altadena, California, matching all six numbers in the drawing.

I proclaimed that the real winner of the lottery winning is the California public school system, as California's public school will receive $156.3 Million in supplemental funds and the prize will be shared with other schools based on average daily attendance records.

I also have rolled out a financial initiative of giving 3 families/persons 2 Million U.S dollars each.

Below is the article about my win:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/powerball-winner-named/index.html

If you are getting this email, I will say congratulations, you are among the 3 beneficiaries that was awarded this donation and I will advise you to contact Carolyn Becker via email because she's my Legal adviser to handle this transaction.

Name: Carolyn Becker
Email: carolynbecker202@gmail.com

Fill in the following details.

Full Name:
Phone Number:
Home Address:
Gender:
Marital Status:
Occupation:

I'll be awaiting your response so we can finalize the donation disbursement to your account as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

Edwin Castro
2022 November Power-Ball Lottery Winner

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