419 scam: Mr Steven Mcclain <admin@kokua.com.ua> Regarding your delivery

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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:

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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Steven Mcclain <admin@kokua.com.ua>
Reply-To: stevenmcclain1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:16:53 -0700
Subject: Regarding your delivery

Good Day,

On behalf of the United Nations Board,We have decided to notify you after the
meeting that was held yesterday regards your due funds which was
supposed to be
transferred via the online swift system to your bank account weeks ago but due
to the new system which was introduced by the IRS and the IMF, the
transfer was
not successful.

However, we have already concluded that your funds cannot be confiscated or
declared as abandoned funds so to this ends, your due funds $10.5
Million United
State Dollars has been packaged into two consignment boxes which is
going to be
delivered to you in your home by a reliable diplomat who will be
coming over to
your country by this week.

I made sure that your funds was well arranged in here into the two consignment
boxes so that none of the boxes can be tampered with until they get to your
destination because they are metallic and both have security locks. Now the
diplomat is ready to proceed with the delivery but before that you are
required
to re-confirm the following information across to me upon receipt of
this email
so that the delivery procedure will commence:

(1). Your full Names:
(2). Your Identity such as, International Passport or D/License:
(3). Nationality:
(4). Your Contact Phone Numbers:
(5). Home Address:
(6). Age
(7). Occupation:
(8). time to get you on phone:

Please bear in mind that am only doing this for your sake and to make
sure that
all your funds get to you and i will appreciate your compensation immediately
the assigned diplomat get the boxes deliver to you. One other thing i want to
point out here is that we did not declare the content of the boxes to the
diplomat for security reasons because most diplomat can be tempted when they
know the value of what they are carrying so in your contact with him you are
advise never to disclose to him that the consignment boxes contain
these amount
of funds.

I will be waiting for the needed information so that the delivery will
commence.

Regards
Mr Steven Mcclain

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