419 scam: "From: Henshall Woock." <mar_m003@yahoo.com> From: Henshall Woock.Dad/Mum,Please assist me.

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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:
- "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)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "From: Henshall Woock." <mar_m003@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nmarilo@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:09:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Henshall Woock.Dad/Mum,Please assist me.

From: Henshall Woock.Dad/Mum,Please assist me.

I need your help about my late father consignment. My name is Henshall Woock i am 21 years old i am from liberia and i am living in refugee camp in Ivory Coast now because of the war that happen in our country some times ago and my father told me that he have
1, 000kg of diamond and 1,000kg of gold that inside the boxes of consigment and some family valuable goods that he deposited with security company.

I really need your urgent help because Mr. Hugo Raymon who live in America promise to help me receive this consignment last month but when the security company want to deliver this consignment to him last month after the security company agent arrive to america to deliver my late father consignment to Mr. Hugo Raymon, they told the security company agent that Mr. Hugo Raymon has car accident two days before the security company agent arrive to America and Mr. Hugo Raymon died. The security company agent cannot deliver my late father consignment to any body,the security company return my late father consignment back to Ivory Coast,now are you the God sent to help me receive this consignment.please write back to me this is the document of this consignment here to show proof.

I know that you will help me receve my late father consignment.But i need to explain everything to you so that you will know best way to help me,this is the document that my late father give to me before he died. i want you to help me contact the security company manager and you will tell him that you are the beneficiary of the two trunk boxes that
Mr. Amos Woock. my late father deposited with their security company.After the two trunk boxes is deliver to you, you will send me some money to come to you in your country and start a new life over there and i can also complete my education because my English is nor good, i want you to accept me as a member of your family and i will accept you as my father and mother since i did not have any father and mother.Please dont let my talent die in the refugee camp here because my dream is to be come a Doctor in future.

Thank you very mch i wait email from you.
please Please send me your phone number so that i can talk to you or send you sms
Henshall Woock.
Tel: +22507280875.

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