419 scam: "jack smith"<dahlia@transvision.co.id> Airport Custom Authority phone number678) 661-1843)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "jack smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smithjackscustomes@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 05:27:11 -0700
Subject: Airport Custom Authority phone number678) 661-1843)

This is United States Airport Custom Authority here in Atlanta Georgia, We are trying to let you know that your $6.8 million United dollars is now under our care and advising you not to contact whomever claim to be Delivery Agent why because we don't want any Connection concerning this fund with any Africans,

We the Custom Authority here in Atlanta Georgia will send your fund direct to your destination address once you reconfirm it to this office to be sure we are dealing with the right owner of the fund once we go through with the information we have here with us, Our Office Address 157 Trade port Drive Atlanta, GA 30354 United States of American, Text your full address to our phone Number, (678) 661-1843)
Thanks jack smith,

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