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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.
- charlescolocino201201@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Charles Colocino" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlescolocino201201@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:58:08 -0700
Subject: Your consignment box is ready for delivery
The head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
@ Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Hello Good Friend
I am Charles Colocino, The head of luggage/baggage storage facilities at Los Angeles International Airport (CA) Los Angele. I am contacting you about an abandoned diplomatic consignment box and the x-ray scan report revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box which could be approximately 14.5Million dollars. and the box indicates your contact email address and 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. However, The Diplomat who was on transit to your location 3 weeks before the coronavirus pandemic crisis that shook the world came up. The diplomat failed to pay for the United States Customs border and protection clearance charges; the Diplomat abandoned the consignment and left without notifying the authority anything of his arrival for declaration of clearance now the US Customs border and protection are doing clearance for 2022 all abandoned cons
Meanwhile, 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. 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 which can be concluded within 4-6 hours after confirmation is made and upon your acceptance and willingness to cooperate.
I will appreciate it if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me via this email for further directives. Send your response to my private email. ( charlescolocino201201@gmail.com ) do send me your full name, your home address, your mobile telephone
Thank you.
Mr. Charles Colocino
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