419 scam: "jean hamblen"<test@k-center.or.kr> FROM THE FBI HEADQUATER (SECURED)

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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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
- "cashier's check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- jean_hamblen@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "jean hamblen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeanhamblen101@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:13:09 -0700
Subject: FROM THE FBI HEADQUATER (SECURED)

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 REF: US/28028/8A28/11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTN: BENEFICIARY This e-mail has been issued to you in order to Officially inform you that we have completed an investigation on an International Payment in which was issued to you by an International Lottery Company located in United States of America. With the help of our newly developed technology (International Monitoring Network System) we discovered that your e-mail address was automatically selected by a newly introduced Online Balloting System, this has legally won you the sum of $1,500,000.00 US Dollars. The name of the Lottery Company in which presently owes you the sum of $1,500,000.00 US Dollars is- Alliance Global Lottery Company. They ran an Internet Balloting system which automatically selects e-mail addresses all over the world, this system selects alphabets and numbers automatically and once it has gathered several alphabets, it then randomly selects domains. In this case, your e-mail address was one of the lucky winners. Alliance Global Lottery Company placed an advert on their local TV stations, Radio stations, Websites and even hand bills. Due to the advertisement, your e-mail address must have been compromised which has caused you to receive a lot of unsolicited e-mails. We have placed a law suit against the Lottery Company claiming that you were never paid the sum of $1,500,000.00 US Dollars, they have hereby pleaded and requested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation should contact you on their behalf to immediately proceed towards sending the winner its legal prize as stated above. Due to the pressure from the Federal Bureau of Investigation placed upon Alliance Global Lottery, they have deposited the sum of $1,500,000.00 US Dollars at a bank located in Bellingham, USA and the name of the bank is- Horizon Bank. The account has been setup as an International Account and presently holds the balance as stated above, therefore the funds shall be delivered to you in form of a Certified Cashier's Check. After our thorough investigation, you are hereby approved to receive the winning prize as we have verified the entire transaction to be Safe and 100% risk free, due to the fact that the funds have been deposited at the Horizon Bank you will be required to settle the following bills directly to the Lottery Agent in-charge of this transaction whom is located in the United States of America. According to our discoveries, you were required to pay for the following - Deposit Fee's (Fee?s paid by the Lottery Company for the deposit into an American Bank which is - Horizon Bank) Cashier's Check Conversion Fee (Fee for converting the Wire Transfer payment into a Certified Cashier's Check) The total amount for everything is $500.00 (Five Hundred USD only.) We have tried our possible best to indicate that this $500.00 should be deducted from your winning prize but we found out that the funds have already been deposited at the Horizon Bank and cannot be accessed by anyone except the legal owner (you), the winner; therefore you will be required to pay the required fee's to the Agent in-charge of this transaction via Money Gram only. In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required to contact the agent in-charge (Jean Hamblen) via e-mail. Kindly look below to find appropriate contact information: CONTACT AGENT NAME: Jean Hamblen E-MAIL ADDRESS: jean_hamblen@aol.com Tel: +12024554915 You will be required to e-mail him with the following information: FULL NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER: You will also be required to request Money Gram details on how to send the required $500.00 in order to immediately ship your prize of $1,500,000.00 USD via Certified Cashier's Check drawn from Horizon Bank, also a Reference Code will be sent to your Phone Number by the FBI for Beneficiary's confirmation purpose. Please endeavor to make the code private and confidential for which your funds remain void without providing the Confirmation code sent to you by FBI. This letter will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is authorizing you to pay the required $500.00 ONLY to AGENT James Larry via information in which he shall send to you, if you do not receive your winning prize of $1,500,000.00 we shall be held responsible for the loss and this shall invite a penalty of $5,000 which will be made PAYABLE ONLY to you (The Winner). Please find below an authorized signature which has been signed by the FBI Director ? Robert Mueller NSB Seal ROBERT MUELLER Director ? FBI. NSB SEAL ABOVE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: In order to ensure rapid response for the Fund won, contact AGENT Jean Hamblen as soon as possible providing the required information needed from you above.

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