419 scam: Lamkin Brian <dblamkin@yahoo.com.ph> CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING {$US.$.5Million}

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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)
- "hundred thousand american 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Lamkin Brian <dblamkin@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dblamkin@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:53:53 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING {$US.$.5Million}

I am Capt. Brian Duncan Lampkin a British Soldier in Afghanistan and I'd like

to use this medium after going through your profile to seek for

assistance in a business transaction which will be of mutual benefit.

The sum of (US$4.500.000.00) Four Million Five Hundred Thousand

American Dollars my partner and myself discovered when we went for a

raiding in one of the hide out of some group of Arabian terrorists who

use such money they make from oil deals to acquire arms from their

contacts in the U.S and other countries. The terrorists are presently

in custody and they are not even aware that my partner and I

discovered this money, we immediately packaged the money in a well

Silver Coated Trunk Box and used our contacts to transport it as a

CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING ROYAL FAMILY VALUABLES to a Finance Company in Europe for safe keeping.

Please, disabuse your mind by not equating this, with the every day

online scam that people come across everyday,but rather treat it with

the utmost level of promptness and confidentiality because I 'm still

serving in the military.

On indicating your interest, all the necessary plans to enable you get

this funds will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100%

risk free transaction. You will be allowed to retain 30% of the total

amount after the transaction.

All we need to do now is to have your full support to get the funds out from the Finance Company to your account until our mission is over in Afghanistan,when i shall meet with you in your country for investment of the funds into a profitable business venture.

Please kindly send me the following details for immediate proceedings.

Full Names:

Telephone Numbers:

Contact Address:

Waiting to hear from you.

Best regards,

Capt. Brian Duncan Lampkin

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