419 scam: "Sgt. Daniel Davenport" <venezuelacustomsc@gmail.com> The Truth About Your Fund!!!

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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:

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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sgt. Daniel Davenport" <venezuelacustomsc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: danieldavenpor@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:32:11 +0100
Subject: The Truth About Your Fund!!!

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The Truth About Your Fund

Attention. Please the lawful beneficiary.

I felt it expedient to write and inform you of the wicked conspiracy
hatched by the duo of Justice Gunnar Beck and Mr. Bruno Le Maire of
the Ministry of Finance and some of the Finance Ministry staff with
numerous fake names to divert your money to their designated account
in Europe.

From my position as a lowly clerk in this office, I discovered that
they moved the fund from Africa to London, UK and then moved it last
week to Banco Italiano in ITALY. Today I found out through the central
computer database that they are about to re-route back your fund to a
security company in the USA. With this, I felt that it is important
for me to alert you on this development that the U.S Departments of
Homeland Security are holding the monies for clarifications.

I have the reference number of the transaction and also, I have the
number of the official who is directly in charge at the U.S Department
of Homeland Security where the funds are present on-hold. Your payment
is supposed to go through the International credit control financial
clearing house before finally put into the SECURITY VAULT of the
Department of Homeland Security in the USA on-hold for clarifications.
All the data about your claim profile are within my reach. I do not
need gratification from you either in cash or kind. I can never be a
part of evil.

Please respect my discretion in this matter, you can send an email to
me so that I can give you the reference number and the name and
contact information of the Chief Financial Officer Department of
Homeland Security.

I repeat, please do not expose my personality, it is not easy to get
jobs around here and I cannot contend With these powerful individuals
because they can eliminate me just like that.

I waited for your response so urgent,

God bless you.
Sgt. Daniel Davenport

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