419 scam: "Mr. Robert Cains" <mytbx2011@gmail.com> Contact Ms.Loudermilk 01/08/19

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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.
- debraloudermilk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Cains" <mytbx2011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: debraloudermilk@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:32:06 +0800
Subject: Contact Ms.Loudermilk 01/08/19

U.S. Customs and Border protection Enforcement
Office of Investigations SAC Offices
SAC Washington, DC
2675 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031

Attn: Parcel Owner,

This is to inform you that a parcel addressed to you has been intercepted during a random/rountine check of parcels from Africa. On further investigation, we discovered that the parcel has enclosed therein an ATM card and a letter stating the value of the card to be Two Million,Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars only ($2.750M) hence the temporary seizure.

However, we have received instructions to contact you and release the parcel and its content.

Failure to comply within 14 working days of this mail we shall invoke the extant laws and have the parcel confiscated.

Contact Ms. Debra Loudermilk on (debraloudermilk@gmail.com) as soon as possible to get further details on how to receive your fund.

Regards,
Mr. Robert Cains.

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