419 scam: "Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas" <atm.office154@gmail.com> Kindly Reply

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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.
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.
- infofirst743@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas" <atm.office154@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ucndf12@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:21:16 +0100
Subject: Kindly Reply

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Homeland security Office
201 Varick St, New York, NY 10014 US

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to notify you that we have authorized the First Interstate
Bank to have your funds of $10 Million released to you via online
Banking System of payment as soon as you respond back to this
information, because you are among the beneficiaries selected by the
Homeland security Office to receive this fund immediately you
acknowledge this message. Under is the Email contact of the agent in
charge of your fund in First Interstate Bank, so, kindly contact him
and follow up with the instructions you will be receiving from him, to
enable him have your fund remit to you like we instructed him to pay
you your fund through online banking system of payment.

Bank Name: First Interstate Bank
Contact Name: Mr. Kevin Riley
Compensation Fund Transfer Department
Email: infofirst743@gmail.com

Regards

Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security

Anti-fraud resources:

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