419 scam: Mr.John Keep <info@usa.org> Diplomat Agent FedEx Courier Company

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.John Keep <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <officemail000122@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 17:15:56 -0700
Subject: Diplomat Agent FedEx Courier Company

Attn: TO You,

This email is from Special Diplomat Agent Mr. John F. Kelly. from the FedEx Courier Company Address: 1025 Thomas Jefferson St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA, I am the delivery man in charge of delivery your sealed Consignment box worth sum of US$12,000,000, (Twelve Million United State Dollars)

How are you today my dear together with your family, please dear what is going on? where are you right now I have been call you and you donâ€™t pick up my calls, well if what am hearing is not truth kindly get back to me very urgently to this email, we have a crucial situation here in this airport, please i need to know the truth before handing over your consignment box US$12,000,000, (Twelve Million United State Dollars) to them for me to go back to my States, the situation here in this airport is that some group of persons in number of two united state of America came to this airport and told me that you had an auto-crash on Monday and you died this two days.

SO PLEASE I AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED HERE I DONâ€™T KNOW WHAT TO do because they brought a death certificate signed by a medical doctor showing that you are dead. they also brought a signed letter of change of ownership and appointment of next-of-kin over your properties including your funds on the consignment box that are with me in this airport and they said that you even made a provision of the needed $50.00 usd for them to clear all the outstanding bill delaying the smooth delivery of your consignment box to you in your home, but personally i'm not well convinced that you are dead that is why i asked them to hold back the $50.00 and come back tomorrow so that i will do my own investigations to find out if you are dead or alive because i am confuse if is truth okay. prior to this development i told them to come back tomorrow, meanwhile; i have reported this case to the airport police authority,

so if indeed you are alive, i want you to write me back immediately with the payment details before it will be too late. And I will inform the airport police to get when those men come back tomorrow.

So that they can decide on how to get them arrest with the airport police authority when those men comes back tomorrow. you are to get back write me back with the payment information of the needed fee of $50.00 dollars,

Note, that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office of the Customs Service in US because that is the only office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this funds since it has been confirmed that the fund was originated from US

I have now made an inquiry and service charge for obtaining this Award ownership Certificate from US Customs and is only $50 USD Dollars and it should be sent to AMERICA Customs Service with below information provided by the customs authority its should be sent through Gift card Steam card. Note, that the Award Ownership
Certificate must to be secured from the office of the US Customs, because that is the only office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this funds

Here is the payment details and please do try your best to send it before 4:pm today as I have not much time left to enable me to come over to your house and hand over your package to you and then go back immediately. Send iTunes Card OR Steam card $50 and attach it to us here. Ok

Please i advise you to try all your possible best to send the $50 today through Steam card. Ok

I am presently at the airport and before I can deliver the Consignment to you, you have to confirm the following information with the payment of $50 steam card to ensure that I am dealing with the right person:ok

1. Full Name
2. Residential Address .
3. Age
4. Occupation
5. Direct Telephone Numbers
6. A Copy of Your Identification

Thanks for your understanding,

Thanks and God Bless
Mr John Keep

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