419 scam: "Joshua Garde"<joshuagarde6@gmail.com> Immediate Fund Release Details!!!!

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "bruce.holden@onet.eu" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Joshua Garde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joshuagarde206@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 08:34:56 -0700
Subject: Immediate Fund Release Details!!!!

From the Office of; Joshua Leon Garde
Senior Secretary, Foreign Assets Control
Department of the Treasury.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220

Dear Beneficiary,

In the recently concluded 2016 investigations and in collaboration with the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, England and South Africa; the UN security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government/banking officials and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters in Africa region and Europe with the arrest still going on.

The UN security operatives have also recovered about US$4.5 Billion from both cash and properties and it is from the address books of the arrested suspects that your email address was recovered.

Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a US$1,500,000.00 compensation to those whose emails addresses and other personal data are recovered from those arrested.

They are also paying full contract or inheritance and winning amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine beneficiaries of such funds in the above mentioned countries. Which Category do you fall?

A special Agent functioning with (BANK OF AMERICA) has been allotted for the defrayal of your funds in a very flat and translucent means, where you will not have to make any bill.

This Agent is exceedingly esteemed with a very elevated position to make achievable and fetch our funds where he has a well-built and firm banking connections. Agent Bruce Holden from FED-WIRE DEPARTMENT, is vastly in charge of all the clearing of funds, and he is working with Consultant Department.

Agent Bruce Holden will use his well respected connection to shelter all the valuable pertinent and applicable papers before he instigate transfer in your favor. He works hand in hand with an Agency office that issues documentation for the release of funds.

You are hereby advised to launch contact with: Agent Bruce Holden, SMS line 516-359-3759.. Fax Number: 585-582-5957.. Email: bruce.holden@onet.eu
Pls send your full details to him.

Keep me updated to enable me follow up to process and make sure your money is remitted.

With best regards,

Joshua Leon Garde
Senior Secretary, Foreign Assets Control

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