419 scam: "Mrs Terry Estell"<officefile11@zoho.com> YOUR ABANDONED 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:

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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- fileoffice971@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Terry Estell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fileoffice971@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 12:37:26 +0100
Subject: YOUR ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT!

Attn:Consignee ,

I am Terry Estell, from the Office of Inspection Unit/United Nations Agency in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport USA. During my recent routine check at the Airport Storage/vault on withheld packages, I discovered an abandoned shipment by a Diplomat from Africa, when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each of which some people are coming after this package/consignments to clam it in your name.

The package/consignment was abandoned because the Contents was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the INTERNATIONAL PACKAGE/CONSIGNMENT MONEY MOVEMENT Charges Before bringing in the package/consignment into US and we refused to return back the package/consignment where it came from since, we have already received it in the USA. On my assumption, each of the package/consignment contain not less than $5 Million to $5.5 Million even above and the consignments is still left in our Storage House here at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport USA. till date. The details of the package/consignments including your name, your email address and the official document from the United Nations(UN) office in Abuja,Nigeria are tagged on the Package/consignment "Metal Trunk boxes" in your favor.

But to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this package/consignments, I will advise you to 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 the nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this package/consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delay in concluding the clearance processes. Therefore you are advice to respond to this message and email me immediately as you read.

Once I receive your above requested information I can get everything concluded within short possible time upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. Email me and make sure you include your mobile number so that I can give you a call. Get back to me on this email address on fileoffice971@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Terry Estell
Office of Inspection Unit
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, USA.

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