419 scam: "kalstrom James"<"www."@bridge.ocn.ne.jp> YOUR PAYMENT NOTICATION

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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:
- "drug clearance certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
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.
- benmorrison684@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kalstrom James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benmorrison684@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:14:52 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTICATION

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Attention

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

We the justice dept Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI had discoverd thru our intel analysis and intelligence gatherings, an

approved sum of USD15.5M in your name, And this fund cannot be released until you provide a legal documents for proper

certification and clean bill of records

To certify the legitimacy of this fund US15.5 million Dollars, You are requested to present Fund Identification Record

Certificate and DIST certificate of this transfer of(US15.5m), They used what we know as a "secret diplomatic transit

payment" (S.T.D.P) to pay this fund through wire transfer in your name, but this means of transfer can not be sustained or

reflect into an account as this was a wrong method of fund transfer because the FBI FUND IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND DIST

CERTIFICATE is not provided to proving the legitimacy and source of the fund you are about to receive

Therefore in order to receive your payment and have clean bill of record with our commission without having any problem,

Make a swift arrangment to Secure fbi fund identification record and diplomatic seal of transfer certificate, alongside drug

clearance certificate quoting the reference file no of FBI, FBI.ESX-CODE12/17 to the authorities concerned, contact us back

to direct you where you will obtain the mentioned documents if you do not have them, because those documents are only

proof we need now to allow such huge sum to be released in your name as programmed.

KINDLY REPLY TO BELOW EMAIL,benmorrison684@gmail.com;

WE ANTICIPATE YOUR FAVOUR.

Thanks for your prompt response and understanding

Christopher Wray
New Fbi Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, Dc

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