419 scam: "MR.MIKE JOSE" <hgqad2799@gmail.com> Your Total Money to received Through CASHIER CHECK is $ 1, 450,<br> 000 USA Dollar

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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:
- "security keeping 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. )
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mj9586@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.MIKE JOSE" <hgqad2799@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mj9586@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:06:41 +0000
Subject: Your Total Money to received Through CASHIER CHECK is $ 1, 450,
000 USA Dollars!

U.S. Customs and Border Protection -
New York / Newark Service Port
6.9 (1) Federal government office
Elizabeth, NJ, United States

Your Total Money to received Through CASHIER CHECK is $ 1,450,000 USA Dollars!

Attention Beneficiary

How are you today? A Lady called {James Gianna} contacted This
Office Today to Claim your Fund the sum of $ 1,450,000 USD in this
U.S. Customs, she stated that she is your younger Sister, she told us
that you have given her permission to Claim Your CASHIER CHECK so she
can takes care of you because you have an accident, and here is the
address she provided to us, Address: 380 smudge road Boyce
Louisiana 72409, USA.

We would like to know and to confirm if you are the one that gave her
the power of claim, if yes, kindly provide a letter of claim from a
chief judge or from a reputable attorney in your country before This
Office can release your CASHIER CHECK worth $$ 1,450,000 to her, if no,
you are to quickly inform this office to avoid wrongful Delivery And
she even say that she will pay for the needed fees of $30 USD, so we
can go ahead and release your funds to her, update us as soon as
possible okay.

We can not fail you, we promise you, don't fear as soon as you sent the
$30 today please leave the rest to us and see if we lie to you or not
because we can not use my life swear because of $30 Sephora Gift Card?
How can i swear against my life because of this FUND, but is to show
you that am telling you the truth so please try to understand us by
sending this $30 is not big amount to compare the amount you have to
receive okay

This is to inform you that your CASHIER CHECK of $ 1,450,000 USA
Dollars is now ready to delivering to your next of kin home address if
we can't hear from you after 3days,

you are to pay $30 (YOU CAN SEND US AND ITUNES CARD, Sephora Gift Card
or Nordstrom Gift Card AMAZON CARD, STEAM WALLET CARD OR BCTION) SEND
IT TO THIS E MAIL (mj9586@gmail.com)

for Security Keeping Fee of your CASHIER CHECK Note, you have
only8 hours to pay the fee or your fund will be delivered to your
next of kin. Get Back to us as soon as you receive this mail for
urgent proceeding.

We advice you to stop all the communications with everyone regarding
your Cashier Check as we have short listed to deliver to you and now
urge you to comply and receive your Cashier Check.

Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions while I wait
to hear from you today.

Yours in Services
MR.MIKE JOSE
Officer in duty
mj9586@gmail.com

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