419 scam: "Mr. Chad Wolf" <info@usa.net> Message From Homeland Security secretary!

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.
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.
- diplomati209@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chad Wolf" <info@usa.net>
Reply-To: <diplomati209@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:44:53 -0700
Subject: Message From Homeland Security secretary!

Dear Beneficiary:

Greetings From The Department of Homeland Security United States of America. Your total funds worth $5.500.000.00 USD will be delivered to your home address through any company of your choice from the below mentioned so kindly update us:

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due Winning Prize/inheritance fund which you could not complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitized Payment System. And you have spent a lot of money and a lot of time sending money to different people just to make sure you receive your fund and after set and done your received nothing.

We have decided to pay your funds through (ATM Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank, United Nation and Bank of America, due to fraudulent activities going on within the world, The World Bank, United Nations and Bank of America introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our Contract, Winning Prize, inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference.

The ATM Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLDWIDE. The ATM CARD is credited with the sum of $5.500.000.00 united states dollars, it is already loaded on the Master Credit Card which you can use to access your fund in any ATM machine worldwide and we have concluded delivery arrangement with the below courier services companies and their delivery time is stated below.

1; FedEx=5hrs/$450, iTunes card or buy an Steam card $450

2; DHL=12hrs/$385, iTunes card or buy an Steam card $385

3; UPS=8hrs/$250, iTunes card or buy an Steam card $250

To enable the delivery proceed immediately today, Note that you will be liable to pay the delivery fee of the ATM Card with any of the above courier company of your choice before the delivery will take place to your destination address, Kindly provide them with the below details in your response direct to this email address: (diplomati209@gmail.com) and let them know which courier company you would want them to use for the shipment of your ATM Card to you.

1. Your Full Names_______
2. Country___________
3. City Airport_______
4. Home Address_______
5. Phone Number_____
6. Sex_______

Best regards,
Mr. Chad Wolf
Homeland Security secretary.

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