419 scam: John F Kelly <"johnfkelly623."@basil.ocn.ne.jp> Unclaimed funds

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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:
- "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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: John F Kelly <"johnfkelly623."@basil.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: John F Kelly <johnfkelly623@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 00:40:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Unclaimed funds

I$B!G(Bm Gen. John F. Kelly, The new secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland
security appointed by President Donald Trump. Office Address: 3801 Nebraska
Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States. I received a report that you
have an unclaimed/abandoned fund of US$5,000,000.00 (Five Million United
State Dollar) in the West Africa. Stated by (Rosemary Hunter) Rosemary Hunter
is a board Member of South African Financial Services Board (FSB),
Deputy Registrar of unclaimed, Pension and Retirement Funds. I have instructed
ECOWAS and the concerned authorities to bring the consignment funds containing
your total fund to our Head office in Washington DC. The funds arrived today

Please kindly go through the news updates in the below websites:

http://www.fin24.com/Money/Retirement/Pension-funds-owe-R20bn-in-unclaimed-benefits-20150820

I want you to kindly Reconfirm Your Full Name, Current Home Address, Nearest
Airport and your Direct Cell Phone # So that arrangement can be made for the
delivery of the fund to you.

I can be reached at (202) 858-9992. Leave me a text or Voice Message if i am
unavailable to answer.

I look forward to
Gen. John F. Kelly
hearing from you.
Secretary of
The U.S. Department of
Homeland security.
Washington DC

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