419 scam: "Mr. Ben Collins"<mrbencolins9890@gmail.com> Ben Collins Airport Inspection Officer

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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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ben Collins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <colinsmrben@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:18:34 -0800
Subject: Ben Collins Airport Inspection Officer

Mr. Ben Collins Director Airport Inspection Officer
3225 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101, United States.
Phone Number: +1619-786-2372

Mr. Ben Collins. Director Airport Inspection officer 3225 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101, United States. working hand in hand
with Department of Homeland Security and U.S Customs and Border Protection. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned
shipment from a Diplomat from Africa under ship forwarder was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in California
and when scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg 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 immunity tag Fees.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than US$5.5 Million 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
Trunk Boxes 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, the official documents from United Nation office are tagged on the Metal Trunk
boxes. I will advice you to provide your Phone Number and Your full address, to cross check if they correspond with the address on the
official documents. Include the name of your nearest Airport and other details. You can send the required details to me for onward delivery.
All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get everything concluded within 3-4 hours upon your acceptance and proceed
to your address for delivery. But I must get assurance from you concerning my 30% before I will proceed.

I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the shipper has abandoned it and ran away. I will pay for the immunity tag fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this
Airport to your address, once we are through I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company geared to provide the security
it needs to your doorstep. Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will share it 70% to you and 30% to me. But you
have to assure me of my 30%.

I wait to hear from you. Please call me at +1619-786-2372

Mr. Ben Collins
Director Airport Inspection Officer
3225 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101, United States.
Phone Number: +16197862372

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