419 scam: "THOMPSON PERRY"<thompson@harrisburgairport.com> VERY IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a 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.
- thompsonperry99@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "THOMPSON PERRY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thompsonperry99@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:25:36 +0400
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your

trust before I reveal it to you because it may cause me my job, so I need

somebody that I can trust for me to be able to reveal the secret to you.

I am Mr. Thompson Perry, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities

(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here at the Harrisburg

International Airport, Pennsylvania USA. During my recent withheld package

routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned

shipment from a Diplomat from London and when scanned it revealed an

undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately

110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the

consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather

it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the

inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection

Charges which is $3,700USD. On my assumption the consignment is still left

in our Storage House here at the Harrisburg International Airport

Pennsylvania till date. The details of the consignment including your

name, your email address and the official documents from the United

Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this

consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will

advise you provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable

me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official

documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please

note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United

States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in

concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be

able to receive your details on my official email account. So in order

words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the

required details to my private email address for quick processing and

response.
Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get

everything concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to

your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact

you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to

transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me

since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United States

Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately

the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States

Non Inspection Fee of $3,700 dollars and arrange for the box to be

delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more

trouble but you have to assure me of my
30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will

appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me

via my private Email:(thompsonperry99@gmail.com) for further directives

Thanks you.

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