419 scam: "Mr.Rex Tillerson" <"WWW."@trad.ocn.ne.jp> United States Secretary of State.

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mr.Rex Tillerson" <"WWW."@trad.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Rex Tillerson" <Tillerson23@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 23:41:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: United States Secretary of State.

Attn Dear fund owner!!!

I am Mr.Rex Tillerson,United States Secretary of State by profession. This is to inform you officially that after our investigations with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other Security Agencies in the Country for this year 2017, we discovered that
you have not received your fund.

I have your file here in my office and it says that you are yet to receive your fund valued at US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars) These Funds will now be delivered to your designated address or your preferred payment option.

We have perfected all modules on how to bring this fund to your house without any problem, but be aware that United Nations and the United States Government
has only authorized my office to release the Sum of US$10,500,000.00 to you as true beneficiary of the Fund.

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of
those transactions to be seized by the United States Government.

I want you to answer me back now and if possible try and give me a call or Text me now +1{202}7695955

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Rex Tillerson,
United States Secretary of State.

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