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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)
- "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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: William Childress <noreply@mailer.com>
Reply-To: williamchildress021@finmail.com
Date: 15 Jul 2021 06:43:42 -0700
Subject: Read Carefully

Hello Good Friend

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your trust before I review this to you, also because it may cost me my job, I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you.

I am William Childress, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here at Los Angeles International Airport - LAX, USA. During my recent withheld-package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault last year December 2020, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London that was scanned to reveal an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 320kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment 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 the United States Non-Inspection Charge which is $3,700.00

The trunk has since been deposited with a bank after a confirmed report, the death of the diplomat, whom the report says, died from Covid-19 complications. The reason I am contacting you is for you to act as his next of kin because you both share the same last name. I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non-Inspection Fee of $3,700.00 and arrange for your documents in which you will present to the bank. On completion, the bank will hand over all the monies to you by transferring it to your bank account but, you have to assure me of my 50% share once you receive the funds.

I wait to hear from you urgently, and I will appreciate it if we can keep this deal confidential. please get back to me via my private Email:(williamchildress021@finmail.com) for further directives.

Thanks,

William Childress
Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Los Angeles International Airport - LAX
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045

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