419 scam: "Timothy Henkinson"<newsletter1@realitatea.net> Assistance Needed

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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)
- "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 us 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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- henktim03@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Timothy Henkinson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henktim03@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2021 01:47:50 -0700
Subject: Assistance Needed

Attention:

First I will like to explain in detail, All issues relating to the project, I am Timothy Henkinson, a Security personnel at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina, USA. During a recent routine check at all Security/Storage Units at the airport, a discovery was made about an abandoned shipment with no name coming from Belgium, which was on Transit to Panama but was intercepted by the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Security: for lack of proper clearance papers as the consignment was scanned and seen to be containing cash and other valuable, between US$25.5Million US Dollars in estimation that was not properly declared to the authorities. Since the tags on the consignment showed the item contains personal belongings/ family treasures, which is not in regulations to the delivery requirements by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

However, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself as a Security personnel, at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport to contact you personally about this abandoned shipment, is because I would not want to lose opportunity since the box has not yet been returned to the United states Treasury Department for further inspection after being abandoned by the shipper.

So immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead with all negotiations with the airport authorities for the release of the consignment box to you as the legal owner of the box will give you update and prepare some legal paper that will back you as the real owner of the box, then I be able to arrange for the delivery to your city with a private courier company.

Also I need us to invest the funds in a profitable business. I would like to involve you in this investment project because we anticipate that you should have a high level of professional credentials and appropriate investment managerial experience to qualify for this position. We look forward to a long-term consistent performance with a high point of investing in sectors that will yield great turn-around profits.

I request that you kindly forward a summary of your company’s activities or any company that you are related to and its previous involvement in handling huge investments and the areas in details, where you intend to invest funds once we are able to get it claim and deliver it to you, lastly to enable me confirm if you are ready to do business with me so that we can continue with next step which is preparing a legal paper work with your name as the rightful owner of the consignment box

so that it can be released and delivered to you like i said before by a private courier company. For confidentiality purposes, contact me through my private email for quick processing and response to you.

Please reply to my private email: henktim03@gmail.com

Timothy Henkinson
Security/Inspection Manager
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
2400 John Brantley Blvd, Morris-ville, NC 27560, United State

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