419 scam: PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE <info@clearing.com> (PCHlotto-2016 Gift)

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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:

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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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: PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE <info@clearing.com>
Reply-To: usapchlott2016@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 05:55:29 -0700
Subject: (PCHlotto-2016 Gift)

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PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE (PCHlotto-2016 Gift)
THE PCH OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION:

We are happy to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held on the 3th November 2016 by Publishers Clearing House
Promotion draws held today in Ghana, your email was among the 4 Lucky
winners who won $1,000,000.00 USD each on THE PCH PROMOTION. Contact
Email: usapchlott2016@outlook.com
However the results were released on the 3th November 2016 and your
email was attached to Winning Numbers:7-1-4-8-7-3 and Email Ticket
Number: FL 654/29/75 The online draws was conducted by a random
selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 4,000 E-mail
addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet.

However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to
different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The selection
process was carried out through random selection in our computerized
email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 10 email
addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

You are advice to complete the form and send it immediately to our
Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund from
the designated.
1, Names in Full:
2, Country of Residence:
3, Nationality:
4, Residential Address:
5, Date of Birth/Age:
6, Marital Status/Sex:
7, Telephone /Fax No:
8, Mobile No:
9, Occupation:
10, Company Name:
11, Winning Email Address.....
Note For your claims kindly send your information to our claims e-mail:
usapchlott2016@outlook.com
(CONTACT MANAGER MR.JOHN LOOK)
Online Award Director Team Contact Email: usapchlott2016@outlook.com

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