419 scam: "Manchester M60 2 DB- UNITED KINGDOM."<root@gierlach.net> Re.: You Have WON Our Lotto Promo Prize Award.

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",500,000" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "124lottoryoffice@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "Manchester M60 2 DB- UNITED KINGDOM." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <124lottoryoffice@englandmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 06:16:07 -0800
Subject: Re.: You Have WON Our Lotto Promo Prize Award.

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(Available Lottery Winners 24/7)
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"LOTTERY HEAD OFFICE:
124 Stockport Road, Long sight,
Manchester M60 2 DB- UNITED KINGDOM.
<124lottoryoffice@englandmail.com >

Dear e-mail subscriber,
This is to inform you that you have won a Cash prize of One Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollar (US$ 1,500,000.00) for 2016 Prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO, AOL, WINDOWS LIVE, MSN, HOTMAIL, GMAIL of this 2016.

Bear in mind that YAHOO and the MICRO SOFT companies has collected all the email addresses of their domain subscribers/users that are actively online, but among the millions of people that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few other e-mail providers around the world, but only Six people are fortunate to be selected to benefit from this promotion every two years and you are one of the Selected Winners.

"CLAIMS & PAYMENT OF PRIZE AWARD"
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center implies but this Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed in less than 28th days from date of Draw Notification.
Note: Any unclaimed prizes within this period will be forfeited.
Use the identification numbers below to claim your prize from our authorized agent abroad.
(a) BATCH NUMBER: MFI/08/APA-43658.
(b) REFERENCE NUMBER: 2008234522.
(c) PIN: 1208.
(d) WINNING NUMBER: 01 14 21 30 35 48.

These serial numbers fall within the location of Africa - Cotonou, Republic Du Benin payment file and you are advised to contact our fiduciary agent in Cotonou, Republic Du Benin and send your winning identification numbers to him:
Contact Our CLAIMS MANAGER:
NAME: Michael Lynn BOYD.
E-mail: WinnersClaimOffice@cash4u.com

You are advised to send the following information's to our Claim / Payment Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you without further delay.
(1) Full name........................
(2) Contact Address...............
(3) Telephone Number............
(4) Fax Number......................
(5) Age..................................
(6) Occupation.......................
(7) Batch Number...................
(8) Reference Number.............
(9) Pin Number........................
(10) Winning Number..............
(11) Please note that a copy of your passport or your driver's license is needed while sending your information.

Once again, We say Congratulations!!
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