419 scam: "From Homeland Security Agency, Washington" <zenithonline965@gmail.com> ATTENTION DEAR ,

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "From Homeland Security Agency, Washington" <zenithonline965@gmail.com>
Reply-To: americanhomelandsecuritiesd@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 14:19:09 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR ,

Greetings from Homeland Security Investigation Agency, Washington.Dc

The Homeland Security Agent Was On A Scam Investigation For The Past
One Week And We Caught The Scammer, He Confessed That He Scammed You
Of All Your Hard Earned Money And He Scammed Three Other Citizens,
Which The United States Government As Volunteered To Help Get Their
Money Back By Offering Them A Scam's Victim Compensation Fund
(S.V.C.F) Of $10.5 Million USD and a multi million dollars house Which
Your Email Address/Tel No. Was Found Among The Victims, The Government
Is Offering This Fund To You And Three Other Victims To Compensate You
For Being Scammed Recently .
The Homeland Security Investigation Agency Has Been Ordered To Deliver
Your (S.C.V.F) Package Of $10.5 Million USD and take you to your multi
million dollars house Themselves.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SO AS TO AVOID WRONG
DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND
SUCH AS:

Your Full Name.............
home Address..........
nearest Airport............
Identification Card..........

NOTE: The Homeland Security Investigation Agency Of United States Of
America Will Get Your Fund To Your Home Address Themselves, Any Other
Messages To You About Any Other Fund Except From The Homeland Security
Is Probably A Scam.

(BEWARE OF SCAMMERS!!!!)

From The Homeland Security Investigation Agency, Washington Dc

Best Regards
Costanz duke

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