419 scam: Now <nelly.jacks@atlas.sk> How are you today,please write this letter and reply ASAP

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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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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.
- gov.agency.gov@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Now <nelly.jacks@atlas.sk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: geninueadvice@zbavitu.net
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:28:53 +1300
Subject: How are you today,please write this letter and reply ASAP

This is to inform you that Michael Raynor, the U.S. Ambassador in
Benin has intervene on your case due your fund sum of three million
dollars Inheritance fund owning you in Africa. they are representing
and protect the legal interest of every American,Europe,Arab and Asia
on such Transaction. He provides pages on the bilateral relationship
between the two Countries as well as on foreign policy,economic
affairs,domestic issues,and U.S society and values.The various
sections of the Embassy work together as a team to address the goals
of the Mission.

We write to inform you of the breaking news of your Inheritance fund
which you have been expecting sending money for so longer without a
good result up to date from the financial regulatory bodies of this
Country, from their report I gathered that your Inheritance fund which
was scheduled to have been remitted to your destination point by some
corrupt officials with intention of on asking you to pay endless
money.However, I went to Benin Republic International Criminal
Organization after USA Embassy Board of Directors for
investigation,and in their bid to launch a full scale investigation
into the saga,they found out that the reason why you were swindled in
the past and still not been able to receive your expected fund till
date was because you were dealing with the wrong people without
involved USA Embassy Representative, unscrupulous elements and
impostors that were impersonating.

Everything was settled today and the Ambassador order our bank to pack
the whole fund into a consignment box or ATM CARD and ship it to your
home address with immediate order.I have made all arrangement with a
diplomatic courier company to deliver the package fund to you today
and the diplomat will leave here tonight to your destination.Please
reconfirm your current home address,direct telephone number so the
diplomat will contact you when he arrive your country with the package.

The only cost of the delivery swift shipment is $54 only,That is what
it will cost you to receive the package.Thank you.

The Fund Control Committee Chairman.
Contact me on My Private Email here; gov.agency.gov@gmail.com
Johnson Stan

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