419 scam: DR JOHN WEST <world@gmail.com> Urgent Attention:

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
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.
- off056281.k@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR JOHN WEST <world@gmail.com>
Reply-To: off056281.k@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:47:08 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention:

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Urgent Attention:

We have finally succeeded in getting your two packages worthy of
$18.5Million out of delivery your consignment with the help of Dr
David Don Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin which
act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin.

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent
DR JOHN WEST of your package and every Documents guiding your delivery
is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery
information to the Agent right now as he is currently at Los Angeles
International Airport in USA with your consignment box, As he called me
this morning to inform me that he misplaced your delivery address which
he has.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the
diplomat and call him with this Number E-mail off056281.k@gmail.com or
call him on {310} 774-0831 so as to have easy conversation with him and
to enable you give him full direction to get your package delivered to
you and hand you over your package safe and sound, Furthermore you are
advice to be very fast as the Agent DR JOHN WEST has no time to waste
due to his flight ticket, So the Information you are Required to
Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.

(1)Your Full Name;.....
(2)Mobile Phone Number;.....
(3)Current Home Address;.....
(4)Fax Number;.....
(5)Country;.....
(6)City;.....
(7)Nearest Airport;.....

As he is at Los Angeles International Airport in USA right now because
of the Searching and Scanning of the consignment box which made him to
misplace your address (8) A Copy of Your I D For attached
Identification. So contact him to deliver your package first thing
tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you
contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without
any hitch,

Please try to make sure that you contact him with this info (only).
Name- Agent DR JOHN WEST
Email... off056281.k@gmail.com
SMS : {310} 774-0831

So contact him to deliver your Consignment box first thing tomorrow
morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you contact the
Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch,
Furthermore remember the Agent delivering the Consignment Box does not
know the content of that consignment box is money, Because the Attorney
which represented you registered it as a family value to avoid hitch
during the delivery so unknown circumstances should you let him know the
content of that consignment box is to avoid lost of your fund as your
Consignment was Sign and Stamp by Federal Ministry of Justice to make
sure that it is protected until it gets to you..

Regards
Rev. Jerry Mark
Mobile: (+229) 65801261

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