419 scam: "Jack Lucas"<mail@tpg.com.au> Greetings From Mr Jack Lucas need your assistance on this diplomatic package.

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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 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)
- "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: "Jack Lucas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jlucas555@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:16:55 -0500
Subject: Greetings From Mr Jack Lucas need your assistance on this diplomatic package.

Greetings From Mr Jack Lucas,

My name is Jack Lucas, I am a citizen of Sweden and the Executive Director of Trident Corporation, a multi-national oil corporation operating from London-England, UK. I am seeking your assistance to secure the sum of Twenty Million Dollars consisting of two consignment boxes.

This money was acquired from the company I want you to help me clear this package that is ready to be shipping into America which is through Registered IATA accredited courier agent Air Cargo company, to the U.S.A, my reason for this is because I have been cheated out of my entitlements by the company for too long simply because I am not a British. The contact details of the diplomat officer will be given to you if you indicate your interest to help me to receive it.

Each of the boxes contains $10M and for your help I am ready to release 30% to you, for security reasons the consignment was registered to be CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS and ANTIQUITIES and I can explain why it was declared so. Bear in mind that the diplomat is not aware of the content of the consignment, it has been there for the past 1 month as I'm looking for a reliable partner before I authorize the shipments.

I will be leaving the country immediately the consignment is delivered to you for my private investment and I have vowed never to step back into London, England. Please, I need your urgent response before my plans to leave the company is discovered.
Right now the safest form of correspondence is through my own e-mail address, please in the interest of confidentiality only reply through my direct email address.
If you are willing to assist me kindly fill in this detail and forward it back to me.
1)Your full names
2)Your personal telephone,fax nos.
3)Your home or office address
4)Age,
5)Marital status
6)Occupation
Contact me on this my private Email. jlucas555@voila.fr
I need your contact so I can reach you. Please if you are not willing and interested in helping me kindly delete this email from your computer and pretend you never got it. NB; Still there is room for us to transfer it bank to bank transfer if I receive your receiving banking details.

Best regards,
Jack Lucas,

Executive Director
Trident Corporation.
London, England

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