419 scam: "Mr. Charles Uba" <infodms@rocketmail.com> Are you aware of this?(Please confirm ASAP)

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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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Charles Uba" <infodms@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: infoagentcharles51@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:56:23 +0100
Subject: Are you aware of this?(Please confirm ASAP)

Hello Dear,

I am Agent Charles Uba, Senior Security Officer from Murtala Muhammed International Airport Security
Service Nigeria.

Note, I have already sent you this letter by post weeks ago, but I am not sure that the letter
promptly got to you since I have not heard from you, now I am resending it by email.

We are hereby writing this official letter inform you that we have recovered your Inheritance
Payment/Consignment (box) from Lt Gen James Morgan who was trying to redirect the delivery to
another address which totally different from yours, and he stated that you are aware of changing
the delivery address to another destination and we decided to confirm from you before we can
release the consignment to him, please are you aware of changing the delivery of your consignment
(box) to another destination?

This consignment (box) was retrieved from who claimed to be Lt Gen James Morgan during our last
routine inspection suspected to be banking instruments worth Millions of United States Dollar notes
in cash as indicated on the consignment papers.

Please confirm to us without delay if we should allow Lt Gen James Morgan to proceed with the
redirection of your consignment/box to his its destination or we should detain him.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Agent Charles Uba.
(Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Security Service Nigeria)

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