419 scam: "Mr kon anderson"<kon@gmail.com> ATTN: YOU WON CANADIAN LOTTERY 2022 AWARD (3,950, 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:

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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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: "Mr kon anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joe@bescoinc.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 09:07:29 -0700
Subject: ATTN: YOU WON CANADIAN LOTTERY 2022 AWARD (3,950, 000.00)

ATTN:CANADIAN LOTTERY AWARD WINNING NOTICE,,,,

We are pleased to inform you of this year's release of the CANADIAN ONTARIO Lottery Sweepstake Program, held on the 22nd Of March 2022. Due to the mix up of numbers and names, the results were later released on the 4th Of March 2022. Your name was registered with the following Ticket Number: 671860 013624 and Batch Nº:88362/5/09. This has won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of (3,950, 000.00) Three Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Canadian which has been credited to Claim File Nº:CIZ 26/71860/ES This is from a total cash prize of 96.800, 000.00 (Ninety six million eight hundred thousand DOLLARS) shared among the forty international winners in all categories.

Congratulations!!! Congratulations!!! Congratulations!!!

Your winning prize is now Deposited with a reliable Bank here in CANADA and insured under your name and Claim File Nº CIZ 26/71860/ES. Due to false practices you are required to keep your winning award information strictly from public notice, until your winning has been processed and sent to you, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from six Hundred Thousand Names from America, Canada, Europe, Asia and south pacific region, as part of our yearly International promotion program.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your assigned claim Center at Toronto lotto claims office. (Mr kon anderson) the Foreign Service claims On

Tele Nº:+1416-5432-279 E-Mail:joe@bescoinc.com

For processing and remittance of your winning prize. Remember all prize winning must be claimed not later than 29th JUNE 2022. Any claim, not made before this date will be returned to the Ministerio De Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed fund. You are expected to be in our Canada office to sign your winning processing certificate or you may pay for one of our delivery options.

NOTE: Your agent (Mr kon anderson) is entitled to 5% percent of your winning fund of 3,950,000.00 but it will only be paid to them after you have received your winning payments, he will direct you further on the requirement and administrative charge to enable the bank process your winning for payment.

Be Informed In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent. Ontario Lottery Sweepstake Program Congratulations from all of our members and staff.

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