419 scam: "Mr. JOHN GREEN" <officeinfo740@gmail.com> YOUR DELIVERY IS ON THE WAY!!

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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:
- "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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- edwardz.thompson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. JOHN GREEN" <officeinfo740@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardz.thompson@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 15:07:28 -0700
Subject: YOUR DELIVERY IS ON THE WAY!!

US Customs and Border Protection
San Francisco, CA 94128, United States,
Customs Storage Department United States
Of America.

Delivery Update !!

I am John Green, US Customs Enforcement officer, I wish to acquaint you that a diplomat agent in the person of Diplomat Christopher Milton in position with a box belonging to you, that contains the sum of $5,000,000.00 United States dollars died of complications resulting from heart attack/Covid-19 related complications on the 28th of July 2021. The main purpose of contacting you. The US Customs and Border Protection are on clearance for some abandoned beneficiaries. As there are a lot of unclaimed packages "consignment" for 2020/2021 which has been listed among the lists of consignment boxes that will be confiscated on August 19th, 2022 to be officially transferred to the US Treasury.

The United States of America Customs Department of San Francisco Airport has heeded the instructions given by the Biden administration to complete the delivery to you. You are hereby advised to contact Agent Edward Z.Thompson, to complete the delivery to you via this detail.

Contact Edward Z.Thompson
Email (edwardz.thompson@hotmail.com)

Please note: Your information is needed to avoid wrong delivery.

FULL NAME:
AGE:
HOME ADDRESS:
MOBILE NO:
OCCUPATION:

Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely,
John Green
United States Of America
Customs Department

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