419 scam: "Rev Father John Ibe"<Ma7610885@angel.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Lucky Winner

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",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)
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: "Rev Father John Ibe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <skyecustomerservics@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 00:01:59 -0700
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner

Payment and Transfers UN Plaza,

DC2-2060, New York, 10017,

Payment 2018.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer Balloting.This is a Russian 2018 Lottery Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world.

It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users and promoting the World Cup; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it and on that regards,the Russia World Cup Lottery Board wishes to inform you that your email address have won the sum of $2.3 Million Dollars (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file with:

REFERENCE NUMBER EAAL/90801184531/018.

WINNING NUMBER : 2 6 77 23 34 70 Bonus 24

BATCH NUMBERS : B9564 7590 4580 144

To claim your winning prize You are advised to contact First Bank International Registered Office

Please tell the paying bank First Bank International to send your MASTER CARD of $2.3 Million Dollars (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) and also your MASTER CARD PIN CODE to you by RED CROSS DELIVERY SERVICE so that before FOUR WORKING DAYS the will deliver it to your house.

So get back to them with your,

1. Your Full Name..............

2. Address............

3.Country.................

4.Age....................

5.Occupation................

6.Telephone Number...........

7.Next Of Kin..................

8.Alternate Email Address:

3) Tel/Mobile Number:

Note: Any prize not claimed on or before 15days from the date of draw will have his or her prize forfeited and terminated.

Congratulations once again from all our staff.

Rev Father John Ibe.

Secretary

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