419 scam: Johnson West <paulsule00@hotmail.com> WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

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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 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.
- postalofficedelivery@inbox.ru (Inbox; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson West <paulsule00@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 19:10:43 +0000
Subject: WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

United States Postal Inspection Services
Address: 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington,
United States.
Email: postalofficedelivery@inbox.ru

This is to inform you that we were checking over some files and packages in the office and we discover an ATM CARD which was addressed in your name and to be delivering to you by a courier delivery agent. After our thorough investigation we find out that the delivery agent did not have the US Custom delivery permit.

That is the reason why this ATM card has been abandoned here. Further investigations reveal that your ATM card has other vital document attached to it. And moreover, the fund loaded on the ATM Cardin your name is approved by the International Monetary Fund. This ATM Card was instructed to be delivered to your home address.

As a matter of urgency, you are required to get back to me with your full name, home address and telephone number to cross check the information we have on this ATM card. And moreover, you have to try and send across the required US Customs delivery permit fee so that your ATM card will not be stop on the way while delivering to your home address.

Try your best and raise the needed fee of $198 so that we can successfully conclude this to enable you receive your ATM Card and make use of your fund.

Get back to me immediately you get this mail

Dr.Johnson West
Assistant Chief Postal Inspector

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