419 scam: Angela Lucas C <infolinks@skiff.com> FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

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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:

The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Angela Lucas C <infolinks@skiff.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2023 03:48:19 +0200
Subject: FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

THE MEGA LOTTERY PICKER 2023 DRAW/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

REF NUMBER: OBC/VC/0999/262

BATCH NUMBER: SPA/2023-20W

FINAL AWARD
NOTIFICATION

Lucky winner,

We are delighted to inform you of the MEGA LOTTERY PICKER 2023
DRAW held on April 2023. We try to reach you on this email once
more, as our previous notification to you returned undelivered,
Due to mix up of email contacts, undelivered mails were released
again for final notification on April/30/2023. Your email
attached to ticket number: 01890409 with serial number: 9900 drew
lucky numbers: 4-33-44-2-44-50 with bonus ball 45 which
subsequently won in the 3rd category , you have therefore been
approved the winner for a lump sum pay out of TWO MILLION EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($2,850,000,00)
Congratulations! Note: This is a tax-free draw and all
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from Over 40,000,000, people worldwide.

The program was designed and promoted by EU with collaborated of
US Government and some other international lottery institutes
that include EUROMILLIONS DRAW etc. This has been one of the
biggest ever played in the world which aimed at changing the
lives of millions of people .To enable us process with your
claims, this information must be kept away from the public to
avoid unwarranted abuse of the program or fraudulent claims by
unauthorized person(s).

To begin your claims, the Foreign Service Manager/Remittance
officer of SAFEWAY SECURITIES SA , open Monday to Friday
9AM to 6PM (GMT) for the processing and remittance of your
winnings. Remember to quote your reference numbers in all
correspondence. And also be informed that 5% of your winning
belongs to Safeway Securities, because they are the promotion
company. Be advised that you MUST be present in Europe to pick up
your winning check or you pay a fee to your government for
diplomatic delivery of your check to you in any part of the
world.

Finally all winning must be claimed not later than 11/30/2023.
After this date, the Entire Fund Will Be Returned to the Ministry
of Economy As Unclaimed Funds. Furthermore should there be any
Change of your personal details or address, do inform your claim
agent as soon as possible.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!

YOURS SINCERELY

Angela Lucas C

CENTRAL SECRETARY

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