419 scam: Frank Dolson <info@somonair.com> Hi

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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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("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.
- frankdolson987@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Dolson <info@somonair.com>
Reply-To: <frankdolson987@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 02:32:10 -0800
Subject: Hi

Hello,

I am Frank Dolson Director of Inspection Unit TSA here at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas USA.

I am contacting you in respect to a consignment box registered in your name, we are rounding up all abandoned

Consignments in FAA Storage Facility for transfer to the Federal Reserve for confiscation. During our findings,

I discovered an abandoned shipment in your name which was transferred to our facility here in Dallas/Fort

Worth International Airport, TX. When scanned revealed an undisclosed amount of funds in a Metal Trunk Box.

The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money,

rather it was declared as personal effects to avoid diversion by the Diplomatic Agent and also his inability to pay

for Non Inspection fee. From the scan report I believe the content of the box will be over 3million USD

and the consignment is a metal box, still in the storage facility till today The details of the consignment

including you r name tagged.

As of now the Federal Airport Authority (FAA) is making arrangements to move the fund to the federal reserve if no

attempt is made to claim the consignment box, since the shipper abandoned it and ran away and no one has made

contact to claim it. I will pay for the Non inspection fee on your behalf and arrange for the box to be delivered to

your home address, Once i am through i will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company to provide the security

required for safe delivery to your doorstep but before I embark on that you must guarantee me that you will share

80% to you and 20% to me once delivered to your doorstep.

I will use my good office to clear the Consignment and deliver it to you, If you WILL ACCEPT MY CONDITION.

I want us to transact the delivery for mutual benefit and all communication must be held extremely confidential.

I can get everything concluded within 24 to 72 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

But it must be on the condition that you will give me 20percent of the amount contained in the box and i must

get assurance from you concerning my 20percent before i will proceed.

Please respond to me immediately to my private email: (frankdolson987@gmail.com) so that i will give you further

details.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Frank Dolson

Director.

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