419 scam: "RICHARD MCQUEEN"<consignments345@gmail.com> ATTENTION 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:

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:
- "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: "RICHARD MCQUEEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrrichardmcqueen101@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:33:00 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY +++

Chief Director Of Storage Executive Officer
Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City
7100 Terminal Dr,
Oklahoma City, OK 73159, United States

Hello Good Friend

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your trust before I review it to you because it may cause me my job, so I need to know that I can trust you for me to be able to review the secret to you.

I am Mr.Richard McQueen, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here in Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City that over sees all foreign delivery being made into United States from West Africa mostly Nigeria and During my recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered a file that bears your name on it and when I opened the file to read, it was the details of your ATM card/Consignment valued $500,000 from Nigeria under the supervision of the government of Nigeria and other West Africa Government.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.

Thank you.

Best Regards.
Richard McQueen
405 571 9215

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