419 scam: "John Koskinen"<teste@satconecta.com.br> Internal Revenue Service United States Department

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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 agent" ("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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Koskinen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <authorization2013@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:26:02 -0700
Subject: Internal Revenue Service United States Department

Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury

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2283 3rd Ave New York, NY 10035, United States

Greeting from IRS USA

We the Internal Revenue Service, believed that you received the

previous message we sent to you, prior to your dealings with the U.S

Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy International Airport New

York as regards to your over-due contract payment consignment trunk

box worth $10,500.000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United

States Dollars only), which was endorsed in your favor and like we

stated earlier, we have dully screened through this project as

stipulated on our protocols of operation and have finally confirmed

that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free from all

face and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without

any further delay.

This is to bring to your notice that we have just been informed

through secret source that the U.S Custom Authority at (JFK) John F.

Kennedy International Airport New York are making arrangement to have

your contract fund wired into the Bank account of Mrs. Jane Frederick,

the lady that contacted them, earlier and presented some

documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed

personally by you for the release of your contract fund to her, since

you have chose to ignore their messages and refuse to pay the required

$385.00 for Custom Clearance Certificate C.C.C. charges as imposed,

despite the advise we gave to you.

I want to personally assure you once again that you will have every

course to smile and be happy upon conclusion of this project, as we

will continue monitoring all your services with them at all level as

well as your correspondence, until you have received your Metal Trunk

Box accordingly, we are here to protect your interest and that is the

reason why we are doing all we can to make sure all goes well. This is

a huge amount of money which we don't wish for you to lose.

We understand that the imposed fee might be too much for you to pay so

to further make things easier for you, we have discussed with the U.S

Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy International Airport New

York pleaded on your behalf for them to give you the grace of sending

$85 out of the charges which will be only $85.00 Us Dollar for now

after

which the Diplomatic Agent deliver your consignment trunk box to you

then once you receive your fund, you can then pay the remaining

balance of $300.00

All we want you to do right now is to go ahead and send the payment

with the name listed below so we can forward it to Benin Republic

Customs authority to help us obtain the Custom Clearance Certificate

C.C.C. and=C2=A0 the diplomat will make the delivery to your

home address tomorrow morning.

Description of Your Consignment box to be delivered:

Type:......CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX

Size:...../ 2:1 CM.

Weight:...5.6KG.

Color:.....BLACK BOX

Registration NO: #98952457

Serial #5267843156

Pin number...*****

Contact us right away and let me know when you will send half of the

charges as we discussed with them to enable them route your fund to

you with immediate effect. This is a life time opportunity and we will

advise you to take advantage of it, before it will become too late for

consideration.

Receiver's Data/information to send the fee through Western Union or Money

Gram.

Receiver's Name::::::::::::Dennis Anam

COUNTRY:::::::::::::::::::BENIN REP

City::::::::::Cotonou

Text Question:::::::::::::: GOD

Text Answer:::::::::::::::: BLESS

Amount::::::::::::::::::::: $85.00

Sender's Name::::::::::::::

Sender's Address:::::::::::

MTCN#::::::::::::::::::::::

Also be informed that we came to an agreement with the U.S Custom

Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy International Airport New York that

you will be sending the fee, latest before the end of tomorrow so

please we will advise that you send the fee right away because if

you fail to do that, then they will have no other choice than to

release your fund to Mrs. Jane Frederick who is ready to work with

them, and am sure it will be a very great loss to you as we will not

be able to help you then, hence your fund will be lost forever.

This is an official notification and we advise you treat it without

most urgency, in your best interest.

Happy New Month and God bless you!!!

Yours Sincerely,

IRS Commissioner,

John Koskinen

E-mail: commissioner@commissioner.groundswellsociety.org

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