419 scam: "U.s. Department" <info@senders.com> Attention: The justice department hereby email you regarding the scam activitie

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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:
- "money laundering" ("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. )
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "U.s. Department" <info@senders.com>
Reply-To: <usdepartmentofjustice6@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 13:03:43 +0200
Subject: Attention: The justice department hereby email you regarding the scam activities on the internet

U.s. Department of justice

950 pennsylvania Avenue, Nw

Washington, DC 205330-0001

Department of justice

Attention:

The justice department hereby email you regarding the scam activities on the internet, we have a notice right in front of us that you are having something to do with some internet spammers all in the name of the compensation funds and winning funds. this emails you get usually come from the spammers who claim to be the FBI, INTERPOL,EFCC,UNITED NATION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND and some other scam names that mostly comes from Africa countries like, GHANA,NIGERIA,BENIN REPUBLIC.

we got the notice on our desk this morning from the inspector General of head internet security (Gen. Daniel Doherty) You are asked to stop all contact you have been in so far with any of those so called spammers or else your case file will be stamped as money laundry.

You are advised to get back to us with all that have been sent to you by those spammers to hasten our investigation on who is behind all this and who have been collecting your hard earned income...

Note: you are asked to get back as soon as possible...or we will have to inform the local police in your area. and your case will be worst if you don't cooperate with us to get those spammers red handed.

That is why we email you to know more details first because that is the easiest way to reach our good citizen's, so you are to provide all the necessary details and we shall inform you if truly there is any consignment for you at all, our duty is to protect our entire citizen's and keep them away from any harm or what so ever damage they are into.

You are advised to get back to us as soon as possible or your name will be listed among those to be persecuted by the act of money laundering.

You are warned.

God Bless America.

Best regard,

General Mascott Bradley.

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