419 scam: "Mr. Daniel Werfel" <unitednat924@gmail.com> Your Consignment box containing sum of $12,000,000.00 USD Twelve<br> Million Unite

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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 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 united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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.
- internalrevenueservice8007@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Daniel Werfel" <unitednat924@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internalrevenueservice8007@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 02:16:31 +0100
Subject: Your Consignment box containing sum of $12,000,000.00 USD Twelve
Million United State Dollars is still at the Customs warehouse

Greeting from USA I.R.S,

I am Mr. Daniel Werfel , The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Service,
We write to inform you that your Consignment box containing sum of
$12,000,000.00 USD Twelve Million United State Dollars is still at the
Customs warehouse waiting for resolutions of the $100 so that Chief
Justice shall signed those documents so that customs will safe and
free the Diplomatic Agent to delivery of your consignment to you at
your door step address.

The lottery won by your e-mail address via online active email address
selected from sponsor of Coca Cola Company award. We have arrested
Mrs.Kathleen since last week for trying to claim your Consignment box,
according to Mrs.Kathleen,she said that she is your younger sister and
you are at hospital so she want to claim the $12,000,000.00 USD to
enable her pay your hospital bill, But we later got an information
from Diplomatic Agent that you inform him that you did not know the
said Mrs.Kathleen and she is not your sister.

We have got Mrs.Kathleen arrested and you did not want to make any
effort how your consignment will delivered to your house, Now
Mrs.Kathleen is still claiming her right that we got her arrested for
nothing that you are the person who sent her to claim the
$12,000,000.00 USD, So you are advised to comply immediately to avoid
releasing the consignment to the wrong person/hands. follow the
instruction immediately for your own good and future

Right now what is holding your consignment is $100 and every other
documents guiding your delivery is well updated.Furthermore you are
advice to be very fast as the Agent Mr.Frank Wilfred has no time to
waste due to his flight ticket, Be informed that the Diplomatic Agent
is still at your Airport waiting to dispatch the consignment to your
designated,

You are advised to send the $100 immediately so that I will meet the
Chief Justice to signed those documents and FAX to the Customs in your
Airport to release the $12,000,000.00 USD to the Diplomatic Agent to
complete this delivery to you, This is huge amount of money that you
can invest to ease the economic crunch and to be profitable and help
others in need as a measure to ease the present economic hardship.

You are advised to buy Steam Wallet Gift Card or Amazon card of $100
USD scratch it and send the photo to me for your own good,

The consignments were declared as personal effects and classified
documents while in actual fact contain raw cash. US currency notes in
$200 USD denominations carefully packed and stashed in trunk box.
Approximately, $12,000,000.00 USD. The electronic scanner revealed it
when the package was scanned in the airport.

Finally we say congratulation to you because you are the real
ownership of the consignment box according to the information we got
here in our data base system. Right now what is holding your
consignments box is only $100 USD, You are advised to buy Amazon card
or Steam wallet Card of 100 USD.

Treat with urgency,

Get back to us right now.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.

Sincerely.
Mr. Daniel Werfel
Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Service,
Address,{internalrevenueservice8007@gmail.com}

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