419 scam: "Gary Brooks"<monitor@lakragroup.com> Inspection Unit United Nations.

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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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "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.
- stonemonnt@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gary Brooks" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stonemonnt@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:19:49 -0400
Subject: Inspection Unit United Nations.

Hi,

I am Mr. Gary Brooks Director Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection
Agent in . During our
investigation, I discovered An abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from
United Kingdom under iship forwarder was transferred from JF Kennedy
Airport to our facility here in Atlanta and when scanned it revealed an
undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kgHartsfield International Airport Atlanta Georgia
each. The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly
declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal
effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent also the Diplomat
inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more that $3 to $4M each
and the consignment is still left in storage house till today through a
registered shipping Company, Courier Dispatch Service Limited a division
of Tran guard LTD. The Consignment are two metal box with weight of about
110kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective
capacity: 680 L.)Approximately,

The details of the consignment including your name in the official
document from United Nation office in London are tagged on the Metal Trunk
box.

Provide your Phone Number full address, name of nearest Airport around and
other details or disregard. You can send the required details to me for
onward delivery.

All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get
everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to
your address for delivery. But I must get assurance from you concerning my
50% before I will proceed.

I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the
shippers have abandoned it and ran away. I will pay for the Non inspection
fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this Airport to your
address, I will bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will
share it 50% to you and 50% to me. But you have to assure me of my 50%. If
you agreed with my condition my personal Email is: stonemonnt@aol.com

Below are my direct telephone numbers and I wait to hear from you.

MR. Gary Brooks
INSPECTION OFFICER

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