419 scam: Falconx Courier Service. PLEASE URGENT MESSAGE.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "agent.larsonclark@aliyun.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Falconx Courier Service.
Reply-To: <agent.larsonclark@aliyun.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:28:37 -0800
Subject: PLEASE URGENT MESSAGE.

Greetings!

My name is Mr.Ronald Smith newly appointed Falconx Courier Service regular delivery Director Dallas,USA I assumed this office on the 19th January 2024 and after going through the files of the previous records I discovered that there are three parcels containing ATM cards each one attached with an email address of the owner on it.

The former appointee of this office (Richard Brake Jr.) failed to carry out the delivery as it was instructed and programmed, probably one of his reasons for not carrying out the delivery was that you could not provide your delivery address or meet up with the claim requirement and other information to him for the completion of the delivery as he remarked.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card was deposited by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died last year as a charity awarded ATM Cards fund to each of the three of you to support charity homes and also to change the lives of underprivileged people on his behalf.

On the statement he wrote on the list, he stated that each of the aforementioned ATM cards contains the sum of US$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) and he found your email addresses as reputable and capable persons that can use the charity awarded ATM Cards fund to change the lives of people.

For claim please contact Mr. Larson Clark via his personal email (agent.larsonclark@aliyun.com) with the below information. If you found this message in your spam/junk folder it could be due to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) so move the message to your inbox before you reply.

Full Names:
House Address:
Phone No:
Country:

Regards,
Mr.Ronald Smith

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