419 scam: Michael Ferdinand <tonyelumelu792@gmail.com> ATTENTION

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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")
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.
- cfc.ubaoffice.uk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Ferdinand <tonyelumelu792@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cfc.ubaoffice.uk@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:52:47 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

* The U.K. National LotteryOnline Lottery Promo Dept.P.O Box
1010LiverpoolUnited Kingdom.RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION.We are delighted to
inform you of your prize release from the United Kingdom NATIONAL LOTTERY
program held on 4th March 2022. Your name was attached to; Drew number:
1,508, Winning number: 6-20-40-42-43-10-12, Ref N0: L70/09-002/JA; which
consequently won the lottery in the first category.You hereby have been
approved a lump sum pay of Â£2, 536, 892 Pound sterling (TWO MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY TWO GREAT BRITAIN
POUNDS) . You have therefore been approved to claim a total cash accredited
to file Ref N0: L70/09-002/JA.All participants were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn from 900,000 names from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our
international promotions program. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored
by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have an
operational base. Verify your winning prize online via the website:
https://www.national-lottery.com/euromillions/results/friday-04-march-2022
<https://www.national-lottery.com/euromillions/results/friday-04-march-2022>Note
that your winning number falls within our African booklet representative
office in Togo republic as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
your funds would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Togo.
Reach out to them via the below contact details.Fiduciary Agent, MRS.PATEL
PRITI SUSHILChief Executive Officer UBA Bank.UKEmail:
(cfc.ubaoffice.uk@gmail.com <cfc.ubaoffice.uk@gmail.com>)Congratulations
once again from all the staff here. In order to verify your winnings, we
need your particulars for record purposes. Below is a copy of our
verifications form, please fill accordingly and send to MRS.PATEL PRITI
SUSHIL so as to proceed with your winnings. VERIFICATIONS FORM:1. NAME IN
FULL........?2. ADDRESS......? 3. NATIONALITY..........?4.
AGE.............? 6. OCCUPATION............?8. PHONE...........? 9. ID
CARD/PASSPORT COPY.......?10. WINNING REFERENCES:A, WINNING NUMBERS......
6-20-40-42-43-10-12B, DREW NUMBERS........ 1,508C, CREDIT FILE N0........
L70/09-002/JAD, TOTAL AMOUNT WINNED....... Â£2, 536, 892 GBPFor security
reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confidential from
the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or
unofficial personnelCongratulations once again on your winnings!!!Very
Truly Yours,Mr. Michael FerdinandOnline Auditor National LotteryUNITED
KINGDOM*

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