419 scam: "Jeffery D.Hawkins"<Jeffery@yahoo.com> BANK DRAFT of $5,000,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS

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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:
- "security keeping fee" (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. )
- "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)
- ",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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- thomson_benson12@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jeffery D.Hawkins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomson_benson12@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:42:39 -0300
Subject: BANK DRAFT of $5,000,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS

This is to inform you that i have registered your BANK DRAFT of
$5,000,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS with the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES as I
will be out of this country to California United States Of America for a
1 Months and I will not come back till ending of Aug 2015

What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICES as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you. For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium.The
only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ( $150 only )
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $150 US
Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact
FEDEX COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your Fund with this
information bellow; Directors Name: REV.ANTHONY BORRIS, Companys Name: FEDEX
COURIER SERVICES. Email Address: (thomson_benson12@yahoo.com)
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT
OCCUPATION:

to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask
them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over
there and know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid ! any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping
fee of $150 US Dollars for their immediate action.Note this.

The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES don't know the contents of the Box And will not
be help liable if you have contacted them and was not able to pay for the
security keeping fee for them to make delivery to your home or postal
address within 24hrs once payment is received.

Yours Faithfully,
Jeffery D.Hawkins
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