419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. (Secretary)" <koffiyao120@gmail.com> UK LOTTERY PROGRAM

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",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)
- "christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. (Secretary)" <koffiyao120@gmail.com>
Reply-To: christopherwiilfreeddu20011@englandmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 13:40:48 -0700
Subject: UK LOTTERY PROGRAM

*
UK LOTTERY PROGRAMDEAR
SIR/MADAM, We are pleased to inform you about the result of our Lottery
DRAWS HELD on 19/11/2022 and announced on 20/12/2022. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew
lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of GBP1.3 Million note
that. All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000 companies and
400,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and
websites.This promotional program takes place every year and is promoted
and sponsored by eminent world personalities like the (SULTAN of Brunei,
Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, and other corporate organizations). This is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. For security
purposes and clarity, (we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted
to you. ) This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward to
your active participation in our next year USD500 million slot. You are
requested to contact our LOTTERY COORDINATOR:Mr. Christopher WilfredE-Mail:
christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com
<christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com>All winnings must be claimed
not later than 25/04/2023. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, remember to quote your WINNING NUMBERS, SERIAL
numbers, and TICKET numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, if there
should be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as
possible.Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program. You are required to reply to this
email:christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com
<christopherwiilfreeddu2001@englandmail.com> for further details.NOTE: YOU
ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OFAGE.Sincerely
yours,Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. (Secretary)*

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