419 scam: "Mo Lottery"<majenyns@optusnet.com.au> LOTTERY WINNER

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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.
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.
- masjr@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mo Lottery"<majenyns@optusnet.com.au>
Reply-To: alvinjr61220@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:45:32 -0800
Subject: LOTTERY WINNER

LOTTERY WINNER Saturday, Nov 05, 2022 Jackpot winning number: 5 9 16 3=
2 33 37 A t t n Recipient : B e n e f i c i a r y, We'd li=
ke to inform you that your email address has won Three Million Four Hundred=
Thousand ( $3.4 Million ) on the latest MO Lottery online lottery games in=
Missouri, USA. This lottery was organized and played with the automati=
c online voting system "FAI". Fortunately, your email address has been sele=
cted as one of the free online lottery winners. For further confirmatio=
ns, please visit the La Loterie Mo website below to confirm your lottery da=
te and number. Upon confirmation of the lottery in which you were selected =
as one of the lucky winners of the year. You can then contact the Mo Lotter=
y Agent / Representative in UNITED STATES, to claim your w i n n i n g s. =
please visit the website below to confirm your lottery (https://www.lott=
eryusa.com/missouri/lotto/year) Draw date. Saturday, Nov 05, 2022 W=
i n n i n g number: 5 9 16 32 33 37 The annual amount is Est. Jackpot $3=
.4 Million F I L E R E F NO: ILP/HW -7866756/22 R E F E R E N C E NO: 456=
76767/22 B A T C H NO: 635645676/21 In order to receive your a w a =
r d, it is recommended that you contact our representative, Mr. Alvin Willi=
ams Jr of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, immediately to officially approve your =
a w a r d. Remember to contact Mr. Alvin Williams Jr. Email: alvinwilli=
masjr@aol.com with your l o t t e r y ( 5 9 16 32 33 37 ) including a scan=
ned copy of your ID or passport so he can identify your payment details. =
All responses should be directed to Mr. Alvin Williams Jr. in the UNIT=
ED STATES in order to receive your a w a r d. This is how you make sure you=
r payment goes smoothly. This information comes from the Mo Lottery Pri=
ze Bureau in Missouri, USA. =20

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