419 scam: "INFO" <stephengianino47@gmail.com> Attn

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "million 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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO" <stephengianino47@gmail.com>
Reply-To: b111222x@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:51:32 -0500
Subject: Attn

From; Stephen Gianino,
Investigating Officer,
HM Treasury.
530066 Hatton Garden,
London ECIN 8LE.
Confidential Information

Dear Friend,

My name is Stephen Gianino; I work with the HM Treasury, and I have seen
that several times people tried to divert your funds into their own
personal account I mean those you call your partners. Now I write to you
in respect of the amount which I have been able to send to you through the
United Nation Diplomat who has arrived in Africa, now I want you to know
that the diplomat would deliver the funds which I have package as a
diplomatic compensation to you and the amount in the consignment is
$6,000.000.00 (Six Million Dollars Only).

To this end, I did not disclose the content to the diplomat that the box
contain money but I told him that it is your compensation from the
Financial Secretary and from our affiliate, I want you to know that this
funds would help your financial status as I have seen in record that you
have spent a lot trying to receive this funds and I am not demanding so
much from you but Just 40% of the funds.

I want you to get back to me so that I can give you the contact
information of the diplomat who has arrived Africa for the past two days
and have been waiting to get your information so that he can proceed with
the delivery to your doorstep.

Yours Sincerely,
Stephen Gianino.

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