419 scam: "Konott James."<Robert.Gordon@uvm.edu> www-data

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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:
- "million us 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)
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.
- james-kon70@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <james-kon70@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 01:27:34 +0100
Subject: www-data

Attentions....

This is to Inform you that an ATM Card Number: 4225-8422-0661-2760 worth

$5.5Million US Dollars has been accredited by the United Nation

as Fund Compensation currently approved in your favour.You are

receiving this email message as a result of the FBI working closely with

the United Nation and also the World Bank in order to

fully compensate victims that have had problems in receiving their funds

or lost funds in the process.Your name is among the list of beneficiaries

for the above payment which was just recently approved in your favour.Do

send your information bellow for the delivery of your ATM Card.

Thanks

Konott James.

MATSERCARD&VISA CARD GLOBAL OFFICE .

2000 Purchase Street

Purchase, NY 10577 U.S.A.

Email Address:james-kon70@hotmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam