419 scam: J.Lawrence <jm2@lawrence328.onmicrosoft.com> From ATL

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "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 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- james.lawrence64@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: J.Lawrence <jm2@lawrence328.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <hr.airport@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 21:07:05 +0800
Subject: From ATL

Hello

I am J.Lawrence the Inspection supervisor /United Nations in
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Atlanta Georgia.During my recent withheld consignment check at the Airport warehouse, I discovered an abandoned shipment from an agent when scanned the contents revealed some undisclosed money in a metal box.These boxes was abandoned because the contents of these boxes was not declared by the consignee as money, rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interogation and also the inability for the diplomat to pay for the Charges of 3,700 US Dollars, on my assumption, these boxes might contain about Two Million to Four Million Dollars or more.

Please note that this consignment is supposed to be returned to the US
Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance by the agent, but i have kept them in a safe place for clearance, so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your details in my official email account. To this effect, i will advise you reconfirm your details to my private email( james.lawrence64@aol.com ) to enable me cross check my file, this will help meconfirm if you are the actual recipient of these boxes. I will advise you provide your current Phone number, Full address, Age, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. I can get everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

Be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you
personally about these boxes is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment is still pending,I will go ahead and pay the clearance fee and make arrangement for the box to be delivered to your door-step or I can bring it myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share, all communication must be held exclusively confidential.

Mr. James Lawrence
Telephone:(229) 638-0826
Inspection Supervisor ( Baggage Unit)
Harts-field Atlanta International Airport

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam