419 scam: "Rev. Jerry Mark" <sam.semenzin@tim.it> ATTENTION;BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Jerry Mark" <sam.semenzin@tim.it>
Reply-To: jamesmarkben193@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 18:49:25 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION;BENEFICIARY

Attention:

We
have
finally
succeeded
in
getting
your
package
worthy
of
$4.8
Million
out
of
delivery
your
consignment
with
the
help
of
Dr
David
Don
Attorney
General
of
Federal
High
Court
of
Justice
Benin
which
act
as
your
foreign
Attorney
representative
here
in
Benin.
So
every
necessary
arrangement
has
been
made
successfully
with
the
Agent
Mr.
James
Mark
Ben
of
your
package
and
every
Documents
guiding
your
delivery
is
well
updated
so
you
are
advice
to
re-
confirm
your
full
delivery
information
to
the
Agent
right
now
as
he
is
currently
at
Los
Angeles
International
Airport
in
USA
with
your
consignment
box,
As
he
called
me
this
morning
to
inform
me
that
he
misplaced
your
delivery
address
which
he
has.

So
you
are
advice
to
reconfirm
your
full
delivery
information
to
the
diplomat
and
call
him
with
this
Number
+1
(205)
5492178
so
as
to
have
easy
conversation
with
him
and
to
enable
you
give
him
full
direction
to
get
your
package
delivered
to
you
and
hand
you
over
your
package
safe
and
sound,
Furthermore
you
are
advice
to
be
very
fast
as
the
Agent
Mr.
James
Mark
Ben
has
no
time
to
waste
due
to
his
flight
ticket,
So
the
Information
you
are
Required
to
Reconfirm
to
the
Agent
is
as
Follow.

(1)
Your
Full
Name
(2)
Mobile
Phone
Number
(3)
Current
Home
Address
(4)
Fax
Number
(5)
Country
(6)
City
(7)
Nearest
Airport

As
he
is
at
Los
Angeles
International
Airport
in
USA
right
now
because
of
the
Searching
and
Scanning
of
the
consignment
box
which
made
him
to
misplace
your
address
(8)
A
Copy
of
Your
I
D
For
attached
Identification.
So
contact
him
to
deliver
your
package
first
thing
tomorrow
morning
possibly
today,
So
get
back
to
us
immediately
you
contact
the
Agent
to
make
sure
that
your
fund
has
getting
to
you
without
any
hitch,
Please
try
to
make
sure
that
you
contact
him
with
this

Email:
jamesmarkben193@gmail.
com
Name-
Agent...
Mr.
James
Mark
Ben
Call
or
Email
:....
+1
(205)
5492178

So
contact
him
to
deliver
your
Consignment
box
first
thing
tomorrow
morning
possibly
today,
So
get
back
to
us
immediately
you
contact
the
Agent
to
make
sure
that
your
fund
has
getting
to
you
without
any
hitch,
Furthermore
remember
the
Agent
delivering
the
Consignment
Box
does
not
know
the
content
of
that
consignment
box
is
money,
Because
the
Attorney
which
represented
you
registered
it
as
a
family
value
to
avoid
hitch
during
the
delivery
so
unknown
circumstances
should
you
let
him
know
the
content
of
that
consignment
box
is
to
avoid
lost
of
your
fund
as
your
Consignment
was
Sign
and
Stamp
by
Federal
Ministry
of
Justice
to
make
sure
that
it
is
protected
until
it
gets
to
you..

Regards
Rev.
Jerry
Mark
Mobile:
+
(205)
5492178

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