419 scam: "Mr. James Scott" <jamesscott1494@naij.com> COME AND CLAIM YOUR CONSIGNMENT

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Scott" <jamesscott1494@naij.com>
Reply-To: <jamesscott1494@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:11:43 +0200
Subject: COME AND CLAIM YOUR CONSIGNMENT

James Scott

Director, Cargo Inspections

Denver International Airport

City & County of Denver Department of Aviation

8500 Pena Blvd.

Dear Consignment Owner,

I am Mr. James Scott, i am the director of cargo inspections at Denver International Airport. During our recent routine cargo inspections i discovered a package abandoned with your email address written on it, when i scanned it revealed huge sum of money of about $7.5 million. On further investigation i found out that the package was abandoned due to wrong content declaration and the inability of the delivery person to pay the customs clearance because he did not know that the Consignment contained huge sum of money.

I will make arrangement for the Consignment to be moved out of Denver International Airport to your doorstep or any address of your choice. If you accept we can work this out together and we strike a deal, i will give you 60% of the money while you give me 40% once the Consignment is cleared by the customs and delivered to you. I can get everything concluded in less than 48 hours and proceed to your address for delivery upon your acceptance.

Please give me your names, phone number and preferred delivery address so that we can proceed.

I am expecting your positive reply.

Sincerely,

Mr. James Scott

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