419 scam: "Mr. Ken Brendan Greene" <www.@rose.ocn.ne.jp> RESPOND TO ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE 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:

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:
- "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)
- "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.
- hawaiian.airline@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ken Brendan Greene" <www.@rose.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Ken Brendan Greene" <hawaiian.airline@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:03:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RESPOND TO ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR CONSIGNMENT!

Interim Head of Inspection Luggage/Baggage
Honolulu International Airport
300 Rodgers Boulevard,
Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
CELL: +1 (808) 800-5041

Your merited Notice!!!

I'M Ken Brendan Greene. Interim Head of Inspection Luggage/Baggage here at Honolulu International Airport USA, During my recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. I am interested in helping you get the box to your home address without any stress although there is a fee that is involved and the fee is the United Nation Non Inspection fee of $3,700, But am ready to pay the fee and also get it delivered to you if only there will be an agreement transaction of 30% for me and 70% for you.

Please get back to me via my private Email:{hawaiian.airline@yahoo.com} for further information and directives: You can call me on my telephone number and drop a message.

Thanks.
Mr. Ken Brendan Greene,
Chief Operating Officer Honolulu International Airport,
Hawaii United States.
Cell Phone no: +1 (808) 800-5041

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