419 scam: "O.G Edwards Sr"<o.edwards@hjaiaga.com> Info From Atlanta GA 02/06

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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:
- "clearance fee" (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. )
- "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)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- ogesr79@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "O.G Edwards Sr" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ogesr79@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 16:50:21 -0200
Subject: Info From Atlanta GA 02/06

Hi,

I am Oliver Edwards, a senior store keeper at the air cargo complex at Hartsfield-Jackson international airport Georgia. I have contacted you concerning an abandoned diplomatic box which I discovered during a clean-up based on my position and the scan report of the box revealed some US dollar billS in it which could be approximately two million dollars. The box was abandoned by a diplomat from UK who was on transit to your city due to his inability to pay the ATL-clearance fee of two thousand and Nine hundred dollars and the official paper indicates your name, your address and your email address.

For me to confirm you as the recipient, email me your full names, your full address, your telephone and mobile number and the nearest airport close to you and if it does correspond, I will pay the ATL-clearance fee and arrange for the box to be delivered to your door-step or I can bring it myself to ensure a successful delivery but you have to assure me of 20% of the total money in the box. All communication must be held extremely confidential because I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this box so that we can transact it as a deal since it has not yet been returned to the Us treasury department as unclaimed delivery. I can get everything concluded within 3days after my confirmation and upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. Do send the required details to my personal email address below. I will give you a call after my confirmation.

Regards,

Oliver

ogesr79@aol.com

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