419 scam: "REV. MARK CHRISTOPHER" <test@consultants.com> CALL OR TEXT REV. MARK CHRISTOPHER WITH THIS PHONE NUMBER +1 (903) 884-6632

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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:
- "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)
- "the 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "REV. MARK CHRISTOPHER" <test@consultants.com>
Reply-To: <rev.mark.christopher2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:22:31 +0800
Subject: CALL OR TEXT REV. MARK CHRISTOPHER WITH THIS PHONE NUMBER +1 (903) 884-6632

Airport Storage and Cargo Unit
Tampa International Airport Florida
P.O. Box 33622 Florida, United States

ATTENTION: Notice On Your Consignment Box reg #: HG1N8875B2.

In view of your inability to receive your Consignment Box reg #:
HG1N8875B2 originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the
agency foreign payment service United Kingdom. This Consignment
box in a metal box valued $10,316,000USD (Ten Million, Three
Hundred and Sixteen thousand United States dollars) arrived at
Tampa International Airport Florida via United Airlines Flight UA
4130.

I am writing to inform you that we have intercepted and
investigated the said Consignment box and the investigation
proved the legitimacy of its content. Note, your Consignment box
was initially scheduled for delivery to you, The Diplomat who
arrived with the Consignment made several attempts to reach you
all efforts proved abortive so he decided to leave for his
country but before he left he settled the delivery charges and
left the Storage Keeping Charges unpaid due to the reasons that
he did not know when will make claim on the consignment and the
Cargo and Storage Unit charges $300 for each day the Consignment
box stays in our custody

You are therefore advised to contact me back as we the Cargo Unit
and U.S Customs are to assist you recover your Consignment box
and deliver it to you.

You are to contact me back to recover your Consignment or we will
be compelled to list your Consignment Box as an unclaimed and
maybe forfeited and moved to the United Kingdom for holding.

God Bless United States of America.

REV. MARK CHRISTOPHER.
Director. Airport Storage and Cargo Unit
Tampa International Airport
P.O. Box 33622 Florida, United States
Call or Text this phone number: +1 (786) 584-7450

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