419 scam: "Mrs Janet Jonson"<clarkvic01@outlook.com> Ref; (1) Award numbers: NLP/56/7766

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447042037968 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- barrjalex02@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Janet Jonson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrjalex02@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 20:25:59 -0700
Subject: Ref; (1) Award numbers: NLP/56/7766

1 Housri Close Street,

London (UK)

Ticket number: 7PWYZ2012

The Number of polling: BT: 12052013/20

(1) Award numbers: NLP/56/7766

(2) Email ticket numbers: 7PWYZ2012

(3) Batch numbers: MC10/834/8PDH

(4) The file reference numbers: UK/5564/06/07/CC

{5} Serial Numbers: MC/2010/NLP46560

Dear winner

Congratulations! your e-mail identifier has won ($US4.780,000.00) Four Million Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars in the Coca-Cola 2014 Award World Cup Promo held here in London 6th Day Of May, 2015

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification,processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.

It is important to note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.

You are hereby advise to reconfirm the information's as stated below:

(1) Your Full Name.

(2) Your contact Address

(3) Your Nationality/Country.

(4) Your private phone/Fax

(5) Occupation / Age.

(6) How Do You Feel as A Winner?

(7) Ever Won an Online Lottery?

To file for your claim, Please feel free to contact your Validating Officer contact below

Name:          Barrister Jones Alex

               Law FirmA. Jones & Co. Solicitors

Off Address:   73 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PP, United Kingdom

Tel/Fax No:    +44 704 203 7968

Email:         barrjalex02@hotmail.com

For VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification.

Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agent validate your winning.

Mrs. Janet V. Johnson

Sec: Coca-Cola 2015 Award World Cup Promo

        Coordination Unit 0123.

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