419 scam: "Office Files"<admin@ars.mx> Your Abandoned Package Important

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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)
- "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.
- richmeddings60@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Files" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richmeddings60@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:21:52 +0200
Subject: Your Abandoned Package Important

Interim Assistant General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Waterfront Plaza 8, 6th Floor,
Laganbank Road, Belfast, BT1 3LR
United Kingdom.

Hello ,

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

I am Mr. Richard Meddings, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations, Maintenance, Transportation). During my recent WITHHELD PACKAGE routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa and the scan revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment were not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation. The details of the consignment including your name, your email address and the official documents declaring you the beneficiary of the boxes

However, 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, as a matter of fact I will want you to send me the above information as it does not necessary matter anymore rather I will be in charge of the delivery of the boxes. 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 receipt of your acceptance, you will be declare the ownership of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.
The sharing modality will be 50% each for both of us and I will be paying some of my colleagues from part of my shares. I wait to hear from you as quickly as possible and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me via my private Email:( richmeddings60@gmail.com) for further directives.

Thanks,
Mr. Richard M.

Interim Assistant General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Waterfront Plaza 8, 6th Floor,
Laganbank Road, Belfast, BT1 3LR
United Kingdom.

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