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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)
- "million dollars" (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.
- 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.
- charlesjcj9281@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "JFK International Airport." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlesjcj9281@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:28:46 -0800
Subject: YOUR ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT BOX.
Assistant Inspection Director
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430
Hello Good Friend
I am Charles J. Colocino Jr., A senior officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York. I am contacting you in reference of an abandoned diplomatic consignment box. The x-ray scan report revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box which could be approximately 12.5Million dollars and the box indicates your contact email address. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as a personal effect to avoid interrogation. The Diplomat fail to pay for the Non Inspection fee to the United States Customs border and protection Agency. And he abandoned the consignment and left without notifying the authority. To confirm you as the authentic beneficiary kindly send me the below detals.
Full Name:
Home Address:
Mobile Number:
Occupation
Sex:
And the nearest Airport Close To You.
For your information the box was abandoned by the diplomat who was on transit to your location. But because he was not able to pay the Non Inspection fee to the US Customs border and protection agency, he abandoned it with the authority without any notification of his arrival for clearance. I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned box so that we can transact this as a deal and share the total money 70% for you and 30% for me. My main purpose of contacting you is that The U.S. Custom Border and Protection agency are on clearance for some abandoned beneficiaries consignment for 2019 which will be listed among the list of consignment box that will be confiscate 2020 February 25th to be officially transfer to the US Treasury.
I want both of us to transact this as a deal all i want is your trust as the arrangement for the box to be delivered to you. It will be concluded within 72 Hours after confirmation is made and upon your acceptance and willingness to co-operate.
I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me via this email for further directives: You can not call me on my telephone number for now to avoid been expose.
Kindly send your response to my private email.( charlesjcj9281@gmail.com )
Thank you.
Mr. Charles J. Colocino Jr.
My address: charlesjcj9281@gmail.com
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