419 scam: "Kevin J. Aronin"<a@electromecanica.pe> 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:

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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million united states 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)
- "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)
- "united state of america" (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!
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.
- nixrobertarthur@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kevin J. Aronin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <miccrosoftprogram@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 03:31:18 +0800
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner

Dear Lucky Winner.

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the recent results of the MICROSOFT WINDOWS EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 5th of September 2015. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number: 0087955827499 and Batch number MSC/0080648302-07. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 54-20-17-52-34-30 that draw the lucky winning number, which consequently won the Daily new year Jackpot in the first category in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file reference number: USA/9420X2/68.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations and co-operate bodies that are listed online. This email promotion takes place every three months. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our US booklet representative office in here in United State of America as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released to you from our office here in United State of America Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned.

$150,000.00: 4-5-34-41-3-37
$200,000.00: 22-43-6-9-28-26
$500,000.00: 12-32-17-14-24-10
$1,000,000.00 : 2-27-22-47-16-21
Monthly Jackpot $2,000,000.00: 54-20-17-52-34-30
Super Bucks $10,000,000.00 : 37-2-48-41-46- 25-43

To file for your claim, please contact your payment recovery agent immediately via the email below:
Name: Mr Nix Robert Arthur
(Microsoft Fiduciary Department)
United State of America
Email: nixrobertarthur@gmail.com

Provide him with these following details with which he will begin the processing of your winnings.

1.NAME IN FULL:
2.ADDRESS:
3.AGE:
4.PHONE:
5.FAX:
6.SEX:
7.MARITAL STATUS:
8.OCCUPATION:
9.COMPANY NAME/POSITION:
10.COUNTRY:
11.NATIONALITY:
12.EMAIL:

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The free-lotto Internet draw is held every three months and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computer worldwide. We are proud to say that over 400 millions U.S Dollars are won annually in more than 118 countries Worldwide. Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using Microsoft addresses, but are not from The Microsoft Free Lotto.
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Once again congratulations.

Sincerely,
Kevin J. Aronin

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