419 scam: "William Thompson"<mxit@varnion.net> INFORMATIONS ON ABANDONED PARCEL FOR DELIVERY

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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:
- "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.
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.
- williamthompson032@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "William Thompson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamthompson535@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:59:49 -0800
Subject: INFORMATIONS ON ABANDONED PARCEL FOR DELIVERY

Good Day,

This message is valid for 14 days as we have been authorized to contact you with your consignment box details.

I am William Thompson, Head of CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CARGO & LOGISTICS FACILITY (Operations, Maintenance, and Transportation) here at the CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TEXAS, USA.

YOUR PACKAGE BOX ACCOUNT DETAILS:-

Date of Registration: 2015/2016:

Proxy-Disk no: Z562UN8-45

Box Code: bz47/N986/B1PL

U.N. REG NO. (ex. Ordering Checks): PW/AAF/23/2016

Your attention will be needed to finalize the declaration process and endorsement of this consignment box. Please don't hesitate to contact us back here for more information.

NOTE: If You Receive This Message In Your Junk Or Spam It's Due To Your Internet Provider. Please get back to me via my Private email(williamthompson032@gmail.com) for further directives. You can call me on my telephone number (+1-512-400-7035): phone line for verbal conversation. Please if am not available to accept your call know that I am on inspection just email me and make sure you include your mobile number so that I can call you back as soon as i can or drop a message or send me a text.

Thanks,

S.O WILLIAM THOMPSON

SENIOR OFFICER

Interim Assistance General Manager,

(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)

Head of CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CARGO & LOGISTICS FACILITY

TX 78406, USA

Tel: +1-512-400-7035

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