419 scam: "Mr. James Dave"<kaneladossou18@gmail.com> 35.211.226.55

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Dave" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unds2021@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:17:21 -0700
Subject: 35.211.226.55

UN DIPLOMATIC EXPRESS DELIVERY
Entebbe International Airport (IATA: EBB, ICAO: HUEN)
Parliament Avenue, P.O.Box 168, Kampala

Attn:

This is to inform you that we acknowledge receipt of a new detailed delivery address for delivery of your ATM card package valued sum of (($2.850.000.00) which has been in security storage waiting for retrieving. We received the application including legal power of attorney from Mrs. Catherine Jay, who demanded that your package be delivered to the new destination address as you issued her the power of attorney to receive your fund on your behalf due to your present illness.

However, details of the power of attorney have been submitted to the legal department of UN DIPLOMATIC EXPRESS DELIVERY, while waiting legal approval for change of destination details, so an official approval can be issued to the assigned UN authorized diplomat agent for further delivery of the package to the location as indicate in the copy of power of attorney Mrs. Catherine Jay, submitted.

According to Mrs. Catherine Jay, she will bear the financial cost for delivery of the package, and she introduced herself to be your financial consultant as she is a retired banker.

We look forward to acknowledge your urgent response within (24) hours for official reconfirmation of your directive as contained in the power of attorney Mrs. Catherine Jay submitted.

But if you know you are not in consent with the claim application from Mrs. Catherine Jay, then we advise you to immediately reconfirm the following information's as states below.

(1) FULL NAMES: _________.
(2) DELIVERY ADDRESS: ______.
(3) TELEPHONE/WHATSAPP NUMBER:______ .
(4) COUNTRY: _________.
(5) SEX: _______.
(6) DATE OF BIRTH: _______.
(7) OCCUPATION: _________

We look forwrd to your urgent respond.

Good Luck

Regard's

Mr. James Dave
Director of shipment
UN DIPLOMATIC EXPRESS DELIVERY

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