419 scam: "Mrs.Riva Kones" <andia@andiapanama.org> Hello

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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:
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- privates.privates1961@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Riva Kones" <andia@andiapanama.org>
Reply-To: privates.privates1961@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 03:00:18 -0700
Subject: Hello

Hello

I am Mrs.Riva Kones ,I work in an International Airport over here and I am the head of luggage/baggage storage facilities department. During my recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned truck box and when scanned, it revealed a total amount of (USD$10,800,000.) inside the Trunk Box and nobody at the Airport is aware that the trunk box contains money but only me.

Meanwhile,the Airport management has mandated me to release the Box to the owner and the owner is nowhere to be found since (7 years) ago the box was abandoned.Therefore I want to front you as the legitimate owner of the Box so that you can officially receive it in good faith without any problems and both of us will SHARE the money 50/50. Note that with my position at the Airport I shall facilitate these transactions in such a way that there will not be any problems on both sides.Therefore these transactions are totally 100% risk and scam free so you have nothing to regret or fear about. We shall finalize these transactions within (4 days) once started. Please delete this email if you are not capable to handle these transaction.

Quickly forward your full name,contact address,identity and cell phone numbers.

REMAIN BLESSED!!!! I await your swift urgent reply.

Mrs.Riva Kones
NB:SEND YOUR REPLY TO THIS MY EMAIL ID ( privates.privates1961@gmail.com )

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