419 scam: "@USPS.COM" <cs@62gob.ru> Attention: Sir/Madam,

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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.
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.
- united_states.p@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- fee. best regards, ronald a. stroman e-mail: united_states.p@post.com (Post; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "@USPS.COM" <cs@62gob.ru>
Reply-To: <united_states.p@post.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 01:33:33 +1100
Subject: Attention: Sir/Madam,

Attention: Sir/Madam,

We the United States Postal Service Billings, MT 59102 Office write to inform you that your package which was giving to us by the United Nation on March 21, 2017, 2:49 pm to get delivered to your home address was stop since March 26, 2017, 8:24 am due to the fact that the United Nation could not pay for the custom clearance/insurance to your package.

Note: We have been trying to contact you about this until today we finial contact to you, So please we kindly need you to contact us now without delay so we can handle everything and get your package to you.

Below is your tracking number to your package.

Site: www.usps.com

Tracking: UH004588445US

Note: We are working according to the constitution binding this committee as well as helping the less privilege through this means. Also be inform that the fee requested for the custom clearance/insurance to your package before it can be send to you is nothing but just $245 USD, so kindly take note and contact us back on how to send the fee.

Best Regards,

Ronald A. Stroman

E-mail: united_states.p@post.com

uspsoffice765@gmail.com

United States Postal Service

https://www.usps.com/

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