419 scam: Tae Johnson <taejohnson@zero-culture.com> Your Overdue Payment Notice!

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- rw73219@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tae Johnson <taejohnson@zero-culture.com>
Reply-To: rw73219@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:21:57 -0600
Subject: Your Overdue Payment Notice!

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.
John F. Kennedy International Airport,
Jamaica, NY 11430, United States.
The United States of America.
Email; rw73219@gmail.com

Attention E-mail Owner,

The United States Customs wish to announce to you that your ATM card
plus $2,500,000,00 cash funds in our custody which was seized by the U.S
Customs, couple of years ago has been released.

Due to the high rate of Financial crime in Africa, we stopped the
delivery of the ATM card and the cash to your home address when the
delivery company failed to provide the document for the release of the
ATM card and the cash, instead they abandoned the ATM card and the fund
here in JFK Airport.

Based on the order of the United States Customs Controller General. your
ATM card and cash has been released and required your full information
for the delivery to be carried out to your home address immediately. All
reply should be directed to Tae Johnson of the U.S Customs at below
email ( rw73219@gmail.com ) because he will be the one to process your
delivery.

Kindly get in touch with us asap with your full details for security
reasons although we have your information. Remember contact my email (
rw73219@gmail.com ) for procedure

1] Name--------------
2] Address-----------
3] Tell--------------
4] Nearest Airport --------------
5] Country --------------
6] WhatsApp No --------------
7] Private email --------------
8] Identification --------------

Here is your ATM MASTER CARD information. But you can't use your ATM
card
for now, until we deliver it to your home address for security reasons.

Best wishes.
Tae Johnson.

Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Customs
and Border Protection agency. The information contained in this
transmission is intended for the address only. If you are the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or
copying of the message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please delete this message, And immediately
notify the sender by reply or any other means. Thank you for your
cooperation

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