419 scam: "Fred Knoff"<freddieknoff@gmail.com> You Have Won Mega Millions Lottery Promo of US$2,550,000.00

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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.
- andrrewpocock@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred Knoff" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrrewpocock@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:31:12 +0100
Subject: You Have Won Mega Millions Lottery Promo of US$2,550,000.00

MEGA MILLIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONS

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT THE MEGA MILIONS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS & PRIZE AWARDS CALLE ARABIO Nº: 67, 28014 PUERTA DE SOL, MADRID SPAIN

Reference No: PFR/2019/4512/09/20

Batch No:AHR-026-WPK-45TFG

CONGRATULATORY AND AWARD/PRIZE NOTIFICATION

HELLO LUCKY WINNER,

We are delighted to inform you of the MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO 2019 DRAW held on 09/03/2022; Due to a mix up of names and numbers the results were released on April/09/2022. Your Email and name attached to ticket number: 01890419 with serial number: 9912 drew lucky numbers: 4-13-21-27-36-38 with bonus ball 45 which consequently won in the 3rd category, your E-mail have therefore been selected as a lucky winner, you are approved to receive a lump sum payment of Two Million Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($2,550,000.00 USD) Congratulations!

Note: All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Over 40,000,000 people worldwide submitted by the Federal Government and Municipalities of Each Country who participated in this Promo.

For Claim kindly Fill And Send The Following Information:

Name:

Residential Address:

Tel No:

Date of Birth:

Occupation:

Country of Origin:

To Our Only Trusted Legal Representative in Madrid-Spain: Dr. Andrew Pocock via E-mail: andrrewpocock@gmail.com for processing and remittance of your winning prize money to you by means of a Wire transfer to your bank or Certified check delivered at your house address, remember to quote your reference and batch number in all correspondence. You may be required to fly to Madrid-Spain, to sign the funds release documents and pick up your prize winning cheque.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!

YOURS SINCERELY

Fred Knoff

ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR

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