419 scam: misstella misstella <misstella02@msn.com> From Miss Stella

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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:
- "the 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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: misstella misstella <misstella02@msn.com>
Reply-To: <stellakonate02@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 01:23:21 +0000
Subject: From Miss Stella

From Miss Stella

My name is Stella Konate, I am a Liberian by nationality.
Presently I live in Ghana with my mother due to the past political
crisis in my country that took the live of my father who was a
Politician in my beloved country Liberia. I write to inform you of my
desire to complete my Study, Invest in your country.
We have One Metallic Trunk Box that is presently in United
Kingdom supposed to be delivered to our foreign partner (Mr. Michael
Foster) beneficiary, but due to some misunderstanding, we have to call
the Diplomat to stop the delivery.

Our former beneficiary came to Ghana to meet and discuss with
the security company where the box where deposited and ask the company
to deliver the box to him in United Kingdom. As at when he came to
Ghana to meet with the company, we where allowed by the company to
inspect the truck box and as at the time of inspection, we collected
from the box, money to pay for insurance, the demurrages,
Anti-Terrorist and Drug Certificate and custom charges and also for
the shipment of the trunk box to the United Kingdom or any part of the
world. So we have taken care of all charges covering the consignment.

We told Mr. Michael Foster we will give him 25% percent of
the total amount of $8.5 million United States Dollars in the trunk
box, which he agreed but when the boxes gets to Heathrow International
Airport in London UK, he called and told me and my mother that if he
receives the consignments, we have to split the fund equally, so he
will have to take 50% of the funds, my mother refused and ask the
shipping company to stop the delivery to him.

This is why we came to you. Please, help us to receive the
truck box, so that my mother and I can come and live with you so that
I can continue my studies and my mother can invest our share in your
country. Now the trunk box is there in the United Kingdom. Please get
back to me so that I can send you the name and telephone number of the
diplomat there in the London UNITED KINGDOM.

Before the diplomat left Africa, the delivery of my
consignment box has been paid for to any part of the world. If you are
ready to accept my delivery, I will instruct the Diplomat to make the
delivery for you. What I will need from you, is to send me the full
detail of your address of delivery and your direct phone number for
easy communication. So that I can instruct the diplomat to commence
the delivery to you.my number is +233549234315 you can call me.

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