419 scam: MR JOHN BAKER <blackalfonso84@gmail.com> 2 TRUNK BOXES DISCOVERED

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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.
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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a 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.
- johnbaker0501@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR JOHN BAKER <blackalfonso84@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:02:01 +0000
Subject: 2 TRUNK BOXES DISCOVERED

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. John Baker from the Office of Inspection Unit/United Nations
Agency in John F. Kennedy International Airport New York USA. During my
recent routine check at the Airport Storage/vault on withheld packages, I
discovered an abandoned shipment that belongs to you from a Diplomat from
London and Africa, when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in
two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each and some people are
coming after this consignment to clam it in your name.

The consignment was abandoned because the Contents was not properly
declared by the consignee as â€œMONEYâ€ rather it was declared as personal
effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay
for the INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT MONEY MOVEMENT Charges Before bringing in
the consignment into US and we refused to return back the consignment where
it came from since, we have already received it here in USA.

On my assumption, each of the box contain not less than $5 Million to $5.5
Million and the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the
John F. Kennedy International Airport New York USA till date. The details
of the consignment including your name, your email address and the official
document from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Metal
Trunk boxes in your favor. But to enable me confirm if you are the actual
recipient of this consignment, I will advise you to provide your current
Phone Number and Full Address to enable me cross check if it corresponds
with the address on the official documents including the Name of the
nearest Airport around your city.

Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the
United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delay in
concluding the clearance processes. Therefore you are advice to respond to
this message and call me immediately as you read. Once I receive your above
requested information I can get everything concluded within 5 to 6 hours
upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

Below is my direct telephone number, I am always out of office for
inspection, so if I am unable to pick your call you should know that I have
gone for inspection just email me and make sure you include your mobile
number so that I can give you a call, but for now I am expecting your call
today as you read this message.

Regards,

Mr.John Baker
EMAIL:johnbaker0501@gmail.com
Office of Inspection
JFK International Airport New York, USA

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam