419 scam: OLIVER JENKYN <Rym@hwccustomers.com> CONGRATULATIONS

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- jackpatrick395@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OLIVER JENKYN <Rym@hwccustomers.com>
Reply-To: jackpatrick395@gmail.com
Date: 4 Jul 2024 12:35:38 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

visa card®/ megaloteria
visa card® office: 2000 shopping street
headquarters in turkey/türkiye
eurasian economic union
13 hipodrom street 06560 yenimahalle ankara
president & ceo: ryan mcinerney
amount won: $9,500,000.00

Dear winner,

with the utmost congratulations, you have been selected as a winner for
email electronic online lotto organized by united nations and visa card in
conjunction with the microsoft international visa card® credit card lottery
promo held on january 03, 2024, where you (via the electronic
email database random selection)
emerged as one of the lucky twenty (20) winners.
accordingly, visa card international has authorized you to
receive $9,500,000.00
(nine million five hundred thousand united states dollars)
by credit card, credited to visa card.

has been insured and credited to the total amount
won and is ready for payment and delivery to your
designated home address which you must provide
to the claims administrator. you will be able to make
a withdrawal at any atm or credit card machine in your country.

the united nations and eurasian economic union
(eaeu or eeu) 2024 lotto award organizers selected
you because your email has been active online and we
want you to enjoy the success you have been active
online with your email, which is the reason you have to
be grateful to yourself as a winner to make a claim for the award.

to process the delivery of the prize,
please contact our foreign payments officer electronically
by neatly filling in the verification details below:

1. your contact address:
2. your contact telephone/mobile number:
3. your nationality/country:
4. your full names:
5. occupation:
6. age/gender:
7. marital status:
8. private email address:
9. have you ever won an online lottery?
10. how do you feel as a winner?

send your credentials to:
oliver jenkyn: president, visa card executive board middle east and north africa and visa card
email: jackpatrick395@gmail.com

note!!! for security reasons, we recommend that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claim has been processed and your money has
been sent to you. this is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unauthorized
misuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. please attention!!!!

congratulations from the staff and members of visa card international.

visa card leadership executive committee
ryan mcinerney president and ceo
oliver jenkyn group president and regional president, north america
charlotte hogg chief executive officer, europe
michelle gethers chief diversity officer and head of corporate responsibility, visa card® visa card international
(©2024) visa card® international

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