419 scam: "MARY ELLEN CALLAHAN"<test1@blissclinic.com> CONTACT MS. MARY ELLEN CALLAHAN FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT

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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "the 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MARY ELLEN CALLAHAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <homeland.department11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:29:39 +0800
Subject: CONTACT MS. MARY ELLEN CALLAHAN FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528

New York Unit
Office of Homeland Security
State of New York
633 Third Avenue
New York, State 10017
www.dhs.gov/

Attention!!!

The Privacy Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

My name is Mary Ellen Callahan, the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer.

During our investigation and Airport search and recovery, we discover box containing United States dollars worth of $1.8million in your name and your address which you have to provide your full information to enable us to proceed with the Box of Consignment

Further more, our investigation proof that the money is from London (UK) and the diplomat that delivered the consignment left without notifying the immigrations his where about.

We kindly, request that you should contact this office immediately on how the Box of Consignment will be delivered to your address and also reconfirm your full address to us again so that they will not be any mistake.

Finally, we advise that you stop every further contact with the diplomat because the consignment is in our custody.

Await your further response.

Chief Privacy Officer
Mary Ellen Callahan
Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/ structure/editorial_0338.shtm

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