419 scam: "Financial Service Authority"<info@mamere.co.jp> RE:YOUR FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR DELIVERY CONTACT AGENT MARK HILLS

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("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.
- agentmarkhills@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Financial Service Authority" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentmarkhills@kimo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 22:00:22 -0700
Subject: RE:YOUR FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR DELIVERY CONTACT AGENT MARK HILLS

From: Financial Service Authority
Auditing & Clearance Department
London-UK

Attention: Sir/Madam,

After due vetting of files sent to us by Financial Service Authority and Auditing / Clearance Department, we are happy to inform you that your stop order processing files of your consignment fund in one of our appointed security company has been reopen for processing.

A Diplomatic Consignment worth the (US$17.5M) (Seventeen Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) has been approved and tagged as diplomatic luggage 122 with Ref: No; 4435/X15/709 from Africa is about to leave for your country on your behalf, this fund is among pending oil contractors/inheritance payment that has not been paid out. You are hereby informed that your name is among those that have not been paid.

Kindly contact our appointed agent in the UK with the below e-mail and send your details below for confirmation by him. Also feel free to update us, if you can travel to our appointed Security Company in Africa, to sign your bond release documents to enable this fund leave for your country once you have secured your clearance for payment.

Your seriousness will determine how soon this fund will leave for your country.

Our appointed diplomatic agents are on standby to help you move consignment fund to your residence, therefore you are to reconfirm. Please kindly send the below details to Agent Mark Hills email below:

Please send your information to this email : agentmarkhills@kimo.com

(1) FULL NAME:
(2) CONTACT HOME ADDRESS:
(3) CELL PHONE/FAX NUMBER:
(4) COMPANY NAME:
(5) NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR STATE:
(6) SCANNED COPY OF YOUR ID:
(7) OCCUPATION:

Contact Agent Mark Hills now with the above information’s: agentmarkhills@kimo.com

Note that best of seriousness and co-operation must be seen from you to enable this fund be paid to you, if no seriousness is seen from you, we have no choice but to cancel your file as unclaimed fund by you.

Respectfully,
Mrs. Jenny Walker
(Special Adviser)
Financial Service Authority
Auditing & Clearance Department
London-UK

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