419 scam: kent engle <melrose1269@gmail.com> ATTENTION: CONSIGNMENT BOX OWNER(BENEFICIARY)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22967660832 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.mikegibbsr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kent engle <melrose1269@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james.mikegibbsr@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 10:36:51 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION: CONSIGNMENT BOX OWNER(BENEFICIARY)

U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General and Director State Military Department
Washington Military Dept., Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA.

ATTENTION: CONSIGNMENT BOX OWNER(BENEFICIARY) ,

GOOD DAY TO YOU?

I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH?

I AM QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES IN THE PAST YEARS NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE
YOU THAT I AM ALSO AWARE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN NIGERIA
FRANCE MALAYSIA INDONESIA CHINA AND KOREA .MY NAME IS JANET
NAPOLITANO,THE SECRETARY OF U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF
AMERICA , AM IN CHARGE TO MONITORED ALL FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA
EUROPE AND ASIA.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NOW SINCE THE
GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, MONITORING THE VARIOUS
TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN AFRICA EUROPE ASIA MOST ESPECIALLY
CONSIGNMENTS CASES AND BANK TRANSFER . I DO NOT INTEND TO SPOIL YOUR
DAY OR TO PUT YOU UNDER DURESS .

BUT YOU CAN NOT RECEIVE ANY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENTS BOXES PURSUIT,
WITHOUT A CLEARANCE FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.HOWEVER, UPON MY ARRIVAL IN BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER SERIES OF
MEETINGS WITH OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA,AND UNITED NATIONS
SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON, DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM OTHER
SECURITY AGENCIES FROM AFRICA ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA,SOUTH
AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE
BENIN GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT
ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA .

SO WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE BENIN PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, I FOUND YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FILE LYING ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK
WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION.ON A THOROUGH SCRUTINY I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR
CONSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I
WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRY TO REACH BUT NO WAY AND THEY
HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YOUR DELIVERY AGENT BUT TO NO
AVAIL.

TO MY GREATEST SURPRISE, DURING MY RECENT ROUTINE RE-CHECKING, I
PERSONALLY DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTENT DECLARATION
DOCUMENTS STATED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS
MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER US$
10MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE
DELIVERED TO YOU EARLIER BEFORE NOW.

BASED ON THIS PERSONAL DISCOVERY, I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT WITH MY POSITION AND POWER , I CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY
CLEAR YOUR CONSIGNMENT FUND, BUT YOU MUST AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS . BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC FROM
GHANA , WHO HAS BEEN INTERCEPTING ALL YOUR TELEPHONE CALLS, WITH THE
HELP OF MTN, TIGO VODAFONE AND AIRTEL NETWORK GHANA.

I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOME LAND SECURITY OFFICE IN
UNITED KINGDOM, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING AND
SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN LONDON GHANA SOUTH AFRICA TOGO BENIN AND
NIGERIA , WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR. YOU ARE ALSO
DEALING WITH A YOUNG REFUGEE, AND OTHER NAMES WHICH I AM STILL WAITING
TO BE FORWARDED TO ME FROM OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC. WHO HAVE
MONITORED ALL YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIS HOODLUM.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO HENCE FORT STOP FURTHER DEALINGS WITH ALL THE ABOVE
MENTIONED PEOPLE, UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE YOUR
DEALING WITH THEM IS TERMED AS ILLEGAL TRANSACTION.

I WISH TO INFORM THAT WE THE HOMELAND SECURITY IS ON LOOK OUT FOR ALL
THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAME, MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIRECTOR
OF WEST AFRICAN DEBT WESTERN UNION AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY
RECOVERY GHANA. ALL THIS MENTIONED PEOPLE ARE IMPOSTOR, AND WE INTEND
TO APPREHEND THEM SOON. I WANT YOU TO PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING, AND
DEALING WITH THEM UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION.I WISH TO NOTIFY
YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT
THAT WAS HANDLE OVER TO ME AFTER THE MEETING HELD BETWEEN ME AND SOME
OF THE TOP PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OF GHANA AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIR MINSTER
IN THE GHANA CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS ACCRA, DUE TO THE DELAY FOR YOU NOT
HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX FOR LONG TIME NOW.

ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE
FEES AND AUTHORIZED THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA TO ALLOW ME TO FLY WITH
THIS YOUR APPROVED CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY WHICH THEY
HAVE AGREED . THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX RECEIVED IN YOUR POSSESSION IS THE WEIGHT FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX WHICH IS SUM OF $95 ONLY.

IN ORDER WORDS YOUR BOX IS WITH ME NOW AND I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR
COUNTRY AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG WITH
YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT,BUT REMEMBER THAT AS THE SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , I AM A US
GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENT AND I HAVE THE POWER TO GO THROUGH ANY
AIRPORT CUSTOMS OKAY.

AND AS SOON AS I ARRIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE
CALL,SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE DIRECTION TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS AT IN
ORDER FOR ME TO MEET YOU FACE TO FACE AND HANDLE OVER YOUR BOX TO YOU
BEFORE PROCEEDING BACK TO THE STATES .SO I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO
ME THE BELOW INFORMATION'S FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING ATTACH
HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION FORM OKAY.

BENEFICIARY NAME. . . . . . . . . .ADDRESS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
TEL PHONE. . . . . . . . . . . . OCCUPATION. . . . . . . . . . . .
COUNTRY. . . . . . . . . . . SEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PRESENTLY NOW, I AM IN HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HONG KONG ,
WHERE I CAME TO MAKE OTHER DELIVERIES TO BENEFICIARY HERE IN HONG KONG
. AS I SPEAK TO YOU NOW, I HAVE MADE ALL DELIVERIES WHICH I CAME FOR
HERE IN HONG KONG.

HERE ON MY LIST YOUR DELIVERY IS THE LAST ONE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU
IN YOUR COUNTRY ,AS SOON AS I ARRIVE I SHALL CALL YOU ON YOUR
TELEPHONE NUMBERS WHICH I HAVE WITH ME THEN MEET YOU IN PERSON AND
HANDLE OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I RETURN BACK TO MY
COUNTRY USA.
I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED
BY YOU.I MUST SAY THAT YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON I MYSELF WILL BE
COMING TO DELIVER THIS BOX TO YOU AT YOUR DOORSTEP AND THERE IS
NOTHING ANYONE IN THIS WORLD CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE
EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE OK.AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONCE AGAIN NOTE:
THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE NIGERIAN / GHANA AFRICAN SCAMS THAT ALL
THEY ARE AFTER IS TO RIPE YOU OFF YOUR MONEY AND AT THE END YOU WILL
NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS, BUT NOTE THAT THIS IS NO SCAM AND IS DIRECTLY
FROM OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA.

ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK
UP AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX,FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY
AGAIN . SINCE YOU WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT SINCE .
SEND THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

RECEIVER S NAME: SAKOZY UFUEBE
COUNTRY BENIN REPUBLIC
TEXT QUESTION: WHAT FOR
ANSWER: WHAT
AMOUNT: $95 USD

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION.ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN
FOR CONFIRMATION AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE HANDLING OVER OF YOUR
FUND TO YOU.ALSO YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO US ANY MAIL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING FROM PEOPLE FOR PROPER VERIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION BEFORE
YOU DEAL WITH THEM OKAY.

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES. FOR ORAL
DISCUSSION,YOU CAN AS WELL REACH ME ON THE DAY TIME WITH MY DIRECT
HONG KONG GOVERNMENTAL GIVEN LINE AS FOLLOW USA LINE 7472009512 OKAY.

IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT FOR NOT RECEIVING
YOUR BOX BESIDES, MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND HAVE TO
COMPLY AND YOUR BOX SHALL BE DELIVER TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS.BUT
REMEMBER THAT AFTER (2 DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN I WILL
DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US GOVERNMENT FUND OR BENIN GOVERNMENT TREASURY,
TO AVOID PROBLEM OR WE WILL CANCEL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX DELIVERY TO
YOU.

ATTACH TO THIS MAIL IS MY NECESSARY I.D CARD FOR YOUR PERUSAL ONLY.

PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY.
SINCERELY YOURS,
JAMES JOHNSON MIKE
CODINETOR IN BENIN REPUBLIC
WITH THIS LINE +229 67660832
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
EMAIL james.mikegibbsr@gmail.com

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