419 scam: USA EMBASSY <USAEMBASSY122w@USAEMBASSY.COM> CALL HIM NOW (202)697-6262

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- fishmark151@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: USA EMBASSY <USAEMBASSY122w@USAEMBASSY.COM>
Reply-To: fishmark151@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:47:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CALL HIM NOW (202)697-6262

GOOD DAY MY DEAR,
DO RESPECT MY DEAR WE HAVE PAID ALL THE MONEY THAT NEEDED TO PAY HERE AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR AGENT FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY TO MAKE THIS DELIVERY TO YOU BECAUSE THIS HAS BEING ON HOLD SINCE LAST TWO YEAR IN OUR OFFICE HERE IN BENIN THAT IS WHY WE NEED TO DELIVER IT TO YOU BY OUR SELF SO THAT WE WILL BE SURE FOR WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUT THE DELIVERY,

TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR PEOPLE OVER THERE I VIDEO THIS VIDEO AND I WILL ATTACH IT TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL WATCH IT AND YOU WILL SEE IT BY YOUR SELF AND SEE THE TIME WE ARE COUNTING THE MONEY AND PUT IT IN THE BOX SO THAT OUR AGENT WILL DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTRY,
WE HAVE SPEND SOME OF $28.000 DOLLARS OUT OF $6.8 MILLION IN YOUR MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS YOUR COMPENSATION GET TO YOU AND WE EMBASSY HERE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET WHAT BELONG TO YOU,
WE WILL LIKE YOU TO STOP ALL DELIVERY THAT YOU ARE DOING WITH ANY PERSON OR WESTERN UNION OR DHL OR FEDEX AND RIA COMPANY BANK TRANSFER BECAUSE STOP SENDING MONEY TO THEM THERE ARE ALL THE PROBLEM WE HAVE HERE,

MY DEAR WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO STOP ALL THOSE SCAM BUT IT WILL TAKE US TIME BECAUSE FBI HERE IS NOW TAKING OVER THAT,
WE NEED YOU TO STOP DEALING WITH THEM BECAUSE NOTING THEM WILL DO FOR YOU ONLY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN A WAY,OUR AGENT NAME IS MARK FISH EMAIL: (fishmark151@yahoo.it)OR CALL(202)697-6262)YOU WILL TALK TO OUR AGENT MARK FISH HE IS IN WASHINGTON DC Dulles International Airport I WILL LIKE YOU TO EMAIL HIM YOUR INFORMATION AGAIN SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO MISTAKE,
EMBASSY BE YOUR BROTHER KEEPER THANKS YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY,

INFORMATION
YOURS SINCERELY
DR.PAUL HENRY

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