419 scam: John Edward <admin@lee.com> Re: Your Funds Intercepted

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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:
- "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)
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- genalex29@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: John Edward <admin@lee.com>
Reply-To: <genalex29@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:07:58 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Funds Intercepted

Monetary Crimes Division

Re: Your Funds Intercepted,

We write to inform you that our intelligent monitoring network intercepted some funds/inheritance, Atm Visa Cards, lottery winning and a consignment box.

After we had conducted due investigations and verifications, The two men whose names are withheld for security reasons confessed of being responsible for your inability of receiving your payment and also deliberately hindered you from not being able to receive your payment by conniving with the agents in charge of your payment release thereby demanding excessive fees for their own selfish reasons.

We intercepted these funds when they were trying to divert from your delivery address registered on the diplomatic parcel and we are in possession of your consignment now.

You are therefore requested to contact General Alexander Anderson via email: [ genalex29@hotmail.com ] to help you process the document for the release of your payment to you. We trust him to help you process the release as soon as you open communication with him.

Please do not hesitate to email us if there are any further complications for guidelines.

Agent John Edward.

Foreign Payment Unit

Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.

Anti-fraud resources:

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