419 scam: "Jianhai Lin"<filexsum1@yahoo.co.jp> Attn; Dear

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- filexsumb@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jianhai Lin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <filexsum@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 20:33:58 -0700
Subject: Attn; Dear

Attn; Sir,

Firstly, for avoidance of doubt I would like to introduce myself to you. I am Inspector Alexandre ADNOT, a Chief TSA Officer (Chief Transportation Security Administration Officer) here in Charles De Gaulle Intl Airport Paris, France.
My schedule of duties covers security of all outgoing parcels/cargos.

This is to inform you of your long delayed parcel of ATM Card with financial content of $1.5 Million that was seized by our airport/border protection officers due to lack of CCC (Customs Clearance Certificate).
Our store keeper saw your name and information in our store keeping Central Computer among list of undelivered parcels and had to update your information for immediate confirmation. This is because we are at the verge of closing quota for the administrative fiscal year 2013 so every undelivered parcel with crucial contents has to be dispatched to receivers or will be impounded.

To our greatest surprise, we received a telegram from one Mr. George and the content of the telegram is that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last month in your country. This very reason is why I was invited by our store keepers as a Chief TSA Officer to contact you and investigate if you are really dead or alive which is why I’m writing you myself as they are suspecting that you are still alive hence your email address is still valid. However, if we do not get a response from you, we shall consider you to be dead as Mr. George claimed and our store keepers will proceed with dispatching the parcel to him. But if this investigation proves that you are still alive by hearing from you, Mr. George will be arrested under a directed order for false claim and your rightful parcel will be dispatched direct to the address you will provide us with.

Contact me with this Email filexsumb@hotmail.com

I believe this is enough to gain your response if you are still alive.

Thanks

Inspector Alexandre.

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