419 scam: "Lylian Donald" <nationwide150@gmail.com> You've won a cash 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:

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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million pounds" (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 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.
- +447024029348 (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.
- josephduke2012@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lylian Donald" <nationwide150@gmail.com>
Reply-To: josephduke@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:37:42 -0000
Subject: You've won a cash prize

Ref. Number: 133/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 47522765896-6458

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winner in our
International Lottery Program . Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 47522765896-6458 with serial number 3772-556 drew lucky numbers
7-14-18-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Eight Hundred and Twenty
Thousand British Pounds. (£820,000.00)

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This promotional program takes place every five years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by conglomerate of some
multinational companies in the United Kingdom as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have
operational base. We hope with part of your winnings you will take part in
our next edition Ten million Pounds international lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent.

Mr. Joseph Duke and the agents
Tel: +447024029348
Email: josephduke2012@hotmail.co.uk

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Lylian Donald
International Lottery (coordinator)

NOTE: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification. Please do not reply to this email address contact
your claims agent through the email address as stated above.

Contact your claims agent.

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