419 scam: "Giarusso Giovanni"<helpus001@gmail.com> *SPAM* Attn; Consignee.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Giarusso Giovanni" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <giarrussogiovanni@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:52:03 +0700
Subject: *SPAM* Attn; Consignee.

>From The Desk Of:

Mr. Guillermo Ortiz
The President & Chairman Board
Bank for International Settlements
( Federal Reserve Board )
78th floor, Two International Finance Centre
8, Finance Street, Central Hong Kong

Attn; Consignee,

Your Cash consignment will leave our offshore payment center this night.

It is a metal box, silver in color with a weight of about 150kg, the box is declared as containing United Nations Relief items, while the actual content is raw cash.

Interestingly, the consignment will arrive either in Georgia or New York all in a bid to secure the content of the 2 boxes and its consignee.

Please provide me wth the following;

YOUR FULL NAMES
YOUR SURFACE ADDRESS
YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER

Note: I know the content of the Box because I could see the amount you are being owed, $4.8 Million Dollars.

This is why I decided to get involved, as the Finance / Operations Controller for Bank for International Settlements.

Anxiously waiting for your mail.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Guillermo Ortiz
Bank for International Settlements
Federal Reserve Board, Hong Kong

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