419 scam: "Troy A. Miller" <tmiller@flex-j.com> Attention E-mail Owner,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- rw73219@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Troy A. Miller" <tmiller@flex-j.com>
Reply-To: rw73219@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:13:15 -0600
Subject: Attention E-mail Owner,

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.
Washington Dulles International Airport,
1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166, USA.
The United States of America.
Email; rw73219@gmail.com

Attention E-mail Owner,

The United States Customs and Border Protection agency wish to announce
to you that your your suitcase worth about ($10,000,000) Ten Million
United States Dollars and an envelope of two ATM master cards of two
different banks in our custody which was seized by the U.S Customs and
Border Protection agency last year January has been released today.

Due to the high rates of Financial crime in Europe/Asia and the United
States, we stopped the delivery of these items to your home address last
year January when the delivery company failed to provide the documents
required for the release of the ATM master cards and the Ten Million
dollars Suitcase, instead they abandoned the master cards and the
suitcase at JFK International Airport as of then last year and ran away.

Today Based on the order of the United Nations and (IMF) International
Monetary Fund with the permit of the presidency. your ATM master cards
and the suitcase has been released and required your full information
for the immediate procedure of the delivery to be carried out to your
home address today. All reply should be directed to Mr. Chris Magnus the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at below email
( rw73219@gmail.com ) because he will be the one to process your
delivery.

Kindly get in touch with us asap with your full details for security
reasons although we have your information. Remember contact Chris Magnus
email ( rw73219@gmail.com ) with the below details for procedure

1] Name--------------
2] Address-----------
3] Tell--------------
4] Nearest Airport --------------
5] Country --------------
6] WhatsApp No --------------
7] Private email --------------
8] Identification --------------

Best wishes.
Troy A. Miller.

the Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The information contained in this transmission is intended for the owner
of this email address only. If you are the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying of the message
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error,
please delete this message, And immediately notify the sender by reply
or any other means. Thank you for your cooperation

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