419 scam: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection"<noreply.usacustomborderpatrol@yopmail.com> U.S. Customs and Border Protection~

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- noreply.usa_cust_border_p@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <noreply.usacustomborderpatrol@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:06:00 -0500
Subject: U.S. Customs and Border Protection~

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office of Border Patrol
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.
>From The Desk of: Michael J. Fisher
Chief of the Border Patrol
Help Desk: noreply.usa_cust_border_p@usa.com
Telephone: +12026601661

Attention: Beneficiary,

Please be inform that, I just received the below stated account's today from one Mr.Andersen Erik Robert
Dedekam, stating clearly as the beneficiary/your agent of the funds USD$6.5.million in which we have
already directed to be credited into your designated account as submitted to the bank I , through our
discovering I am to contact you to confirm as matter of urgency if this bodies or organization are really your
agent before instructing the immediately crediting of this funds into the account without any further delay.

We have today received a change of account application from the bank, a power of attorney and a legal
document from Mr. Andersen Erik Robert Dedekam,a citizen of Canada who claims to be your representative,
assigned and authorized by you for the claim of your fund awaiting transfer into your nominated bank
account. He said that you had an accident some hours ago and could not proceed with the claim of this
fund us$6.5million United State Dollars.

His bank account information below:-

(1) Canada Account:-
Bank Name: Cibc Bank
Bank Address: #3003 Danforth Avenue , Danforth & Victoria
Branch,
Canada Transit # : 07932/010
Account # : 92-26133 (us$ current)
Swift Code: Cibccatt
Beneficiary :Mr.Andersen Erik Robert Dedekam

(2) United States of America Account:
Bank Name: Bank of America
Bank Address: 5938 Fm Road 2920 Spring, Texas 77379 United
States of America Account Number: 5860-1175-0889
Swift Code: bofaus3n
Routing code: 111000025
Beneficiary: Mr.Andersen Erik Robert Dedekam

Note: If we did not hear from you in three (3) working days,I shall conclude that you authorized Mr.Andersen
Erik Robert Dedekam to claim your fund and the fund will be transfer into his bank account.

Did you authorize him to divert your fund into his bank account? Reply via email in receipt of this email for
more information in detail.Please provide the Following Information;

*Full Name,
*Contact Address,
*Profession,
*Sex,
*Age,
*Telephone (mobile),
*Nationality/Country,
*You bank account Information.

You will receive your payment through ATM Visa Card or through an wire transfer directly into your account.

Your's in Service

Regards,

R. Gil Kerlikowske
Commissioner and Chief of the Border Patrol
United States Department of Custom and Border Protection
Reply Asap (noreply.usa_cust_border_p@usa.com)

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