419 scam: "Dr.Steven J. Chance" <lindambomasmith@att.net> THIS IS GOOD-NEWS RESPOND NOW FOR URGENT DELIVERY OF YOUR BOXES .

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 us 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)
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.
- bwashingtoninterairp@mail2american.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- international airport usa. official email:bwashingtoninterairp@mail2american.com private emails:diplomatstevenjc2010@gmail.com attn (Mail2american; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Steven J. Chance" <lindambomasmith@att.net>
Reply-To: <diplomatstevenjc2010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:11:14 +0300
Subject: THIS IS GOOD-NEWS RESPOND NOW FOR URGENT DELIVERY OF YOUR BOXES .

>From The Desk of Dr.Steven J. Chance
(Specialized Delivery Division)
Department. Senior united Nations Diplomatic/Delivery Officer
Baltimore Washington International Airport USA.
Official Email:BWashingtoninterairp@mail2american.com
Private Emails:diplomatstevenjc2010@gmail.com

Attn : Congratulations ,

How are you today ? My name is Agent Steven Chance ; the current Diplomat/Delivery Officer affiliated to the Baltimore-Washington
International Airport ,USA .

The Baltimore County Airport Board (BCAB) has nominated me to take
charge of all Airport operations and deliveries . During our monthly
secularization and overhauling , we discovered (2)consignment boxes
containing (4) ATM CARDS AND $4.5Million US Dollars Only - bearing your
name/address as your unpaid abandoned funds from various banks &
Governments in West-Africa like Ghana,Nigeria, Benin, Togo Also from
UK & Europe Lotteries companies , as we have been delegated to make the
delivery of the (2)boxes to your doorstep .

Henceforth , I am contacting you to let you know that the (1)
consignment boxes are under our Warehouse custody here at the
Baltimore-Washington International Airport . To commence the process
of successful delivery of the above to your doorstep and to enable us cross-check
our database , provide us with the following details below :

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Your Full Detailed Address
(3) Any Scanned Copy of your ID or Driver License or Passport.
(4) Your Mobile Phone Number
(5) Your current Occupation
(6) Your Nearest Airport
(7) Male Or Female
(8) Your Country
(9) Your Age

Contact me only through my direct email as listed below :
( diplomatstevenjc2010@gmail.com )

I await your response ,

Respectively Yours ,

Dr Steven J. Chance ,
(Specialized Delivery Division)
Diplomat/Delivery Officer ,
Baltimore Washington International Airport ,
Terminal 1, No 7062 Friendship Road Baltimore , MD 21240 USA ,
Tel:410 929 7675 ,
Direct-Email:diplomatstevenjc2010@gmail.com ,
Official Email:BWashingtoninterairp@mail2american.com ,

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