419 scam: sale@nika-eko.ru Congratulations!!

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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)
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.
- harrycole@webmail.co.za (Webmail, South Africa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: sale@nika-eko.ru
Reply-To: harrycole@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:27:50 +0200
Subject: Congratulations!!

From: The Desk of Mrs. Morgan Alphonsi Po Box 7724, Victoria Square, Birmin=
gham B2 4BP Email: harrycole@webmail.co.za Our website: https://www.lottery=
post.com/game/253 Congratulations!! We will like to inform you that your e-=
mail address has won you the sum of 5.3Million from monthly British Nationa=
l Lottery Promotion held this 1st April 2022. Your e-mail address was chose=
n from this promotion as one of the lucky e-mail address through our comput=
er ballot system in British national lottery. This Lottery was conducted to=
reward, also appreciates the massive support and attendance that this even=
t received. The committee has decided to reward the countries that particip=
ated and supported the just concluded 2022 Rugby World cup. Sponsorship by =
various companies and organizations below. Saturday, April 9, 2022.//Ref: U=
KL/4520rwc2018. NB: Keep your REF Code personal to avoid double claim as th=
at will render both claim=92s void Winning Numbers.. 10-11-18-29-44-59, Bon=
us: 17 You are hereby advised to get back to us to claim your winning fund.=
MOBILE ONLINE DOCUMENTATION FORM Full Names: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=
=85=85=85. Contact Address: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85. Nationality: =
=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85. Country of Resident: =85=85=85=85=85=
=85=85....... Contact Number: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85. Occupation: =
=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85. Winning Email: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=
=85=85=85... Your Age: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85 Sex: =85=85=
=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85.. Ref. Number: =85=85=85=85=85=85=
=85=85=85=85=85=85 Winning No: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85 Benefic=
iary Amount: =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85 Yours Faithfully, Dr. Harry Cole P=
rocessing Director

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