419 scam: "Dr Rex Tillerson"<Rex@able.ocn.ne.jp> Attn: Please.

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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 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)
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.
- wirefunds.transfer@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Rex Tillerson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wirefunds.transfer@usa.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:05:40 -0700
Subject: Attn: Please.

Attn: Please.

I, the secretary to the Federal Government of USA and Committee on contract payment meet with the New Senate President of US and his Finance Minister and Group Managing Director NNPC, who are members of the Committee, on foreign and local contractors. Studying contractor's files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated. So at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your contract payment and you should stop every communication with any other office except the one you will be refer to now,Upon the release of your said funds to you immediately. And also you should reconfirm your bank details, contract amount $45Million United State Dollars, contract number 20347 and your telephone /fax number . This is to avoid mistake while transferring this overdue contract payment to you. Having received these vital payment numbers therefore, you are qualified now to receive and confirm your payment with the Federal Government of USA immediately within 24 hours, New O rder fr om the presidency has req

Best Regards,

Dr Rex Tillerson

Secretary to Federal Government USA

wirefunds.transfer@usa.com

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