419 scam: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED <deliveryman019@gmail.com> I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS WHICH WE<br> RECOVERED TODAY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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.
- myofficemail002@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED <deliveryman019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: myofficemail002@bk.ru
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:42:10 +0100
Subject: I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS WHICH WE
RECOVERED TODAY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004, USA

Hello Friend!

This office is writing to you to let you know that we have successfully
brought together all the foreign parcels that were meant to be delivered to
you down here because of the complaints and reports we are receiving that
citizens are being intimidating, cheating and depriving their legal right
to their inherited, winning and contract funds from foreign countries.

Therefore all matters regarding local and international shipment from
African, Europe, Asia etc has been released and a total funds of (Eight
Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) was discovered to be
awarded to you according to the files gathered and you are to contact us
for the release of the said amount if you are still interested to receive
it. With the help of the Fund Regulatory Agency, We were able to gather the
funds that were unable to be delivered from foreign agents due to one
reason or the other.

NB: After this clearing house, all unclaimed funds will go to the Federal
treasury as unclaimed funds as the beneficiary will be assumed dead or lack
the capacity to claim said amount.

Chris Magnus*E-mail- *myofficemail002@bk.ru
<https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=myofficemail002@bk.ru>
*Commissioner CBP*
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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