419 scam: "Mrs. Maria Chang"<jdipasquale@usankf.org> Re: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON!!!

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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:
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- ms004413@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Maria Chang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms004413@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 03:51:56 -0700
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON!!!

Air France Airlines
Level 1, Arrival Hall
Passenger Terminal Building 2
JFK International Airport
Queens, New York USA

The 2016 Air France Airlines Exclusive Special Bonus program selection has been performed at our Worldwide Lotto Game Program in JFK AIRPORT, The 2016 Air France Airlines Exclusive Special Bonus program is registered and organized in accordance with the Europe Gaming Board (E.G.B.) and the Europe Lottery Regulation Act (E.L.R.A.). We are therefore pleased to officially notify you of the status of your Winnings, An official notification of Air France Airlines Exclusive Special Bonus is hereby issued to you as your email ticket number; AFA-0651567 / SGD1, With Serial Number: AFA /01/2QZEK, and Ref No: AFA/019/20107 in batch A /6183 Randomly Drew for the Lucky Numbers 000-31-0584 which selected your email address as a winner of our Exclusive Special Bonus program selection. You have therefore consequently won the 2016 Air France Airlines Exclusive Special program promo in its first batch.

As regards the above, we have officially approved a sum pay-out of $4,000,000.00 USD only to you as our Exclusive Special Bonus winner of the Year 2016, The 2016 Air France Airlines Program Organising Committee will immediately commence the immediate transfer of your $4,000,000.00 USD Prize as soon as you have contact them.

You are therefore advised to contact the 2016 Air France Airlines Program Organizing Committee immediately as stated below;

================================================================
Contact Person: Micheal Smith
Dispatch Officer in Charge
2016 Air France Airlines program Organizing Committee (P.O.C.)
Email: ms004413@gmail.com
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NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please Contact him by providing him with your email ticket number; AFA-0651567 / SGD1. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full.
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone/Fax.
7. Present Country.
8. Email address.
9. ticket number; AFA-0651567 / SGD1

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Maria Chang.
Chairperson

(c)2016 Air France Airlines Program Organizing Committee (P.O.C.)
On behalf of Air France Airlines, Worldwide Pacific Regional.

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