419 scam: Frank Grass <f.g.frankgrass@gmail.com> I am waiting with interest to hearing from you soonest.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- grassfrank530@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Grass <f.g.frankgrass@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 22:56:44 +0000
Subject: I am waiting with interest to hearing from you soonest.

Hello,

I write to introduce myself to you and to implore you for a kind
assistance. I am a United States Army General in Syria for a peace keeping
mission.I am a widower, my wife died some years ago

In the course of our mission, we encountered rebels with some boxes and
when we intercepted the boxes, we discovered that the contents was weapons,
and a very cumbersome sum of fund which is legal tender for payment of
debts in United States currency. Upon the sharing of the said fund, I got a
share of $USD28,500,000. (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

SOURCE OF MONEY:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

All I need from you is to help me to receiving the consignment boxes of the
fund in your custody through the means of a Diplomat because all the banks
here in Afghanistan are closed down and all the medium of remittances are
also closed down.

I shall endow you 20% of the total sum for helping me because I play a
pivotal role here in the camp and I cannot leave the camp now, hence, I
seek for your kind assistance from you

Please contact me via my private email contact (grassfrank530@gmail.com)

I am waiting with interest to hearing from you soonest.

Thanks,
General Frank Grass.

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