419 scam: "Frank Rushman"<alancnc@zazzle.com> Respond ASAP

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- frankrushm@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Rushman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankrushm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:08:36 -0800
Subject: Respond ASAP

DEAR SIR / MADAM

UNCLAIMED MONEYS OF INDIVIDUALS

THE "UNCLAIMED MONEYS OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN" ACCOUNT IS A GOVERNMENT-WIDE TRUST FUND INTO WHICH CERTAIN CLASSES OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DEPOSITED. IN 1980, THE ACCOUNT CONTAINED $30 MILLION. BY 1987, IT HAD GROWN TO $70M, AND IN 1997 IT REACHED $183M, AND PRESENTLY IT HAD REACHED $1.2B. DESPITE A GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE INVESTIGATION THAT REVEALED "RELATIVELY LITTLE" OF AMOUNTS IDENTIFIED AS UNCLAIMED HAD ACTUALLY BEEN TRANSFERRED AS REQUIRED.

ASSET CATEGORIES IN THIS ACCOUNT INCLUDE: UNCLAIMED CONDEMNATION PAYMENTS, FUNDS OF FEDERAL PRISONERS, UNCLAIMED PAY OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AND MARINE CORPS, INDIAN TRIBAL MONEYS, MONEY AND EFFECTS OF DECEASED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, MONEYS OWED DEPORTED ALIENS, FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY MONEYS, ABANDONED/UNCLAIMED CASH CONSIGNMENTS AT US AIRPORTS, UNCLAIMED FUNDS DUE EMPLOYEES OF VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES, ETC.

NOTE THAT THE US TREASURY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE HAD RECOVERED THE SUM OF US$15,000,000.00 BELONGING TO YOU. YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUIRED TO GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY, WITH YOUR FULL NAMES, ADDRESS AND DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SO THAT ARRANGEMENTS TO RELEASE THE FUNDS TO YOU COULD BE FACILITATED.

YOURS IN SERVICE,

MR. FRANK RUSHMAN

HEAD OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE.

NEW YORK DISTRICT OFFICE

frankrushm@gmail.com

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