419 scam: "U.S. Homeland Security." <HKPM@piano.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Beneficiary

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- matthewjacobs1001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. Homeland Security." <HKPM@piano.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "U.S. Homeland Security." <chiandudavi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2018 18:39:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

Greetings,

I will like to introduce myself to you, I am Elaine Duke the new Secretary of Department of Homeland Security appointed by

new President of United State Donald J. Trump after the reassignment of John F Kelly.

I was going through some files that was transferred to me after the reassignment of Mr. Kelly, I discovered that you are

among one of the people that has unsettle transactions with the Department of Homeland Security, International Monetary

Fund (I.M.F), F.B.I and many other federal agencies within the United State and outside the United States. Most especially

Africa and also some Financial Institutions due to too much internet scams and so many people impersonating different

office to rip off your funds that are in their possessions.

Thus, I want to notify you that no office or Financial Institution is in possession of your huge Compensation/Inheritance

Funds aside from the U.S Department of Homeland Security, Washington D.C. And your file is currently on my desk awaiting

for a clear contact with you before I can go ahead and disburse this long awaited funds valued at ($17,500,000.00 Million

USD) seventy Million Five Hundred Thousand Us. Dollars to you. And I have been given an authorization by the President

Donald J. Trump to disburse the funds to you as soon as I have a direct contact with you.

A claim came directly to my desk that you and your family are all dead and a Wells Fargo account was provided by one Mr.

Steven Tilley who claims to be your Next of Kin, and that we should forward the Compensation/Inheritance Funds worth of

($17,500,000.00 Million USD) Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Us. Dollars into a Wells Fargo bank account, but God so

kind after an appropriate investigation I discovered that Mr. Steven Tilley is just an identification theft and nothing of

such happened. Also I bare that you and your family are very much alive. I will be so happy to have a direct contact with

you if truly you are safe and sound like my investigation confirms.

You are advice to quickly get back to me immediately so I can disburse your Compensation/Inheritance Fund to you. And to

also send your below full information to the consultant personnel Mr. George Osborne with the below information. He will

take action at once in releasing your payment to you without delay.

Name: Mr.matthew jacobs.

Email Address: matthewjacobs1001@gmail.com

(1) Your full Name:

(2) House Address:

(3) Occupation:

(4) Phone number:

(5) ID CARD COPY

I await your positive acknowledgement.

Warm regards,

Mrs Elaine Duke

Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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