419 scam: MR NICHOLAS ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS <book@daraku.com> HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- ",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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MR NICHOLAS ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS <book@daraku.com>
Reply-To: nicholasmayorkasalejandro0@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 15:13:17 -0700
Subject: HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT

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THIS IS MR Alejandro Mayorkas
The incumbent director of homeland security
from been on the web list and if you refuse to comply with this, we
will now include your name and picture on our official website and you
will join the other wanted peoples. Go through this link carefully

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/

You have involved yourself in so many illegal activities such as
illegal transaction, e.t.c Lottery Winnings, Bank Transfers,
Diplomatic Consignment and so many others and you have brought a lot
of charges upon yourself knowingly and unknowingly. But I want you to
know that ignorance is not an excuse in the law. If you do not comply
fast to remedy this situation, you will be arrested wherever you are,
and you will go to jail. I am not trying to scare you but I am telling
you the position of things and the law will never be compromised to
response to the email is your choice, but you have been warned.
so We are hereby once again officially notifying you about the present
arrangement to pay you, your overdue wining prize/compensation fund,
contract and inheritance fund through (ATM card) this arrangement was
initiated/constituted by the World Bank due to fraudulent activities
going on around the world.The World Bank,United nation including the
Paris club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable all
beneficiaries to receive their funds without any interference, this
ATM Express Master Credit Card are powered by the Wells Fargo BANK
WORLD WIDE.

Please note that what we shall send to you is an ATM master card which
is accepted at over 900,000 ATM centers in over 210 countries
worldwide,so you can access your fund in any ATM card stand/location
worldwide,the master card is already credited with the total sum of
$50,000,000.00(fifty MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Please note that
your withdrawal limit/maximum per day is Ten Thousand United States
Dollars (US$10,000.00) we have also concluded the delivery arrangement
with the below courier services companies and their delivery time is
stated below

UPS=9hrs/$500
FedEx=8hrs/$250
DHL=6hrs/$350

Kindly provide me with the below details in your response to this
email and let me know which courier company you would want us to use
for the shipment of your ATM Card to you. Understand that you will be
liable for the delivery fee of your ATM Master Express Card to you
with any of the above courier companies.

In view of this you are advised to write back with your choice of
courier as enlisted above and following information to enable him
process your card and also to register your ATM card with the
delivering courier of your choice to effect the shipment of your
package today.

Regards:
Mr Alejandro Mayorkas.

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