419 scam: "Charles S Crawford"<ccrawford@heathrow.co.uk> Consignment Delivery

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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- stanley273@inbox.lv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles S Crawford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crawford273@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 11:18:10 -0400
Subject: Consignment Delivery

Hi,

I am Charles Crawford, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
here at the Heathrow International Airport London UK. I am contacting
you regarding an abandoned consignment box in our storage facility and
the custom scan report of the box revealed an undisclosed sum of US
dollar bill in it which could be approximately $7-$10million dollars.
The consignment box was abandoned here by a diplomat who was on
transit to your country USA, due to lack of proper delivery clearance
paper and his inability to pay the required fee of £14,700pounds on
the diplomatic consignment box for clearance delivery. Further
information reaching our office revealed that the consignment belong
to a Nigerian oil magnet who died along the DANA AIR Disaster in Lagos
Nigeria, Mr. Levi Ajuonuma.
I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this
abandoned box so that we can transact this as a deal and share the
money 50% for you and 50% for me. I want you to provide me your full
name, phone Number and full address and the nearest airport close to
you, with your information I will change the details in the official
document to match in your name as the beneficiary, Immediately the
confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the clearance
delivery Fee of £14,700pounds and arrange for the box to be delivered
to you Or I can bring it myself to ensure a safe delivery but you have
to assure me of my 30% share of the total money in the box. I can get
everything concluded within 3-5days upon your acceptance. All
communication must be held extremely confidential to ensure a
successful delivery. We will ONLY communicate through email, No
telephone conversation to avoid any mistakes.
Regards

do send the required details to my private email address
(stanley273@inbox.lv) for quick processing and delivery. I will give
you a call when I get your response. I wait to hear from you urgently.

Regards,

Charles S. Crawford

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