419 scam: "Mr Calvin A. Shivers" <file1612@gmail.com> ATTENTION!!! DEAR BENEFICIARY THIS IS FROM THE DESK OF YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER

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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:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "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: "Mr Calvin A. Shivers" <file1612@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fileo1216@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:06:36 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION!!! DEAR BENEFICIARY THIS IS FROM THE DESK OF YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER

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I am Mr Calvin A. Shivers Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative
Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

This email is from Federal Bureau Department of Justice, New York
District, we are writing to official notify / remind you about this
issue, because it has been long and we believe by now you have got
this below message at least
more than 5 times still you have not responded.

Note; The grace given to you as a legal Beneficiary has
expired,therefore you are entitled to contact this apex office of the
FBI which has been taken care of your fund.

Once again, this is a last warning to you because there is no way you
should abandon your consignment BOX at the air-port under the watch of
the FBI because of Custom required fee $150 which you were later allow
to pay half of it as for now, while the remaining half will be paid as
soon as you get your fund. You have three working day to resolve this
issue

Reconfirm the below information:

Full name........................
.
Address..........................
.
Mobile number....................

Regards
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department Of Justice

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