419 scam: Mr John <sebastienbrotto@sfr.fr> INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE.

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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!
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.
- jonhbrooks87@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr John <sebastienbrotto@sfr.fr>
Reply-To: <jonhbrooks87@gmail.com>
Date: 16 Mar 2022 09:48:15 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE.

GREETINGS.
INTERNATIONAL FACEBOOK ONLINE LOTTERY
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE PRIZE.
BATCH NUMBER: FB-0281/544
SERIAL NUMBER: 99352748-2022
TICKET NUMBER: FB-172-60
CATEGORY: 2nd

The entire Facebook team is pleased to inform you that your name appears in ONLINE FACEBOOK ONLINE LOTTERY and we grant you a total amount of US $ 3,000,000 (MILLION DOLLARS), which is what you just won.
Your name was selected in a raffle for the INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY OF FACEBOOK ONLINE for the year 2022 with the lucky number (FB-225-7736) so we need your quick response so we can proceed with the process of claiming your winnings.
His name was selected by Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook (Founder and Executive Director). The promotion was made so that all Facebook users could benefit from the benefits generated by the company when using Facebook.
Facebook is the first and the best way to meet old and new friends.
The promotion was made to serve as a means of appreciation for visitors to our site and also to help people fight poverty and maintain a good standard of living.
Contact. Mr Brooks John, Secretary General of the FACEBOOK TEAM and designated as your claims officer through this email (jonhbrooks87@gmail.com) immediately with the following information about you:
Full name:
Residential address:
Private mobile phone number:
Years:
Occupation:
Civil status:
Sex:
City:
State:
Country:
Postal Code:
As soon as you receive your email with all the information mentioned above, he will inform you what to do next regarding the claim and receipt of your earnings of US $ 3,000,000.
Thanks and more congratulations.
Agent's name: John Brooks. for CDAA

Note: For security reasons and due to the confusion of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this notification as a strictly public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims or unscrupulous acts by non-participants of this program. BE WARNED

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