419 scam: "Andrew Stend"<fprice.royaltrustsec@instructor.net> ATTENTION PLEASE

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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)
- "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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (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: "Andrew Stend" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewstend@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:52:21 -0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

Hello,

I Lt.Gen Andrew Stend an officer in the US Army presently serving
in the Military with the Peace keeping force in Baghdad, Iraq.I
urgently need your assistance in claim and safe keeping of $20 Million
USD in UN Special delivery warehouse in South Africa.

I need your help in claim and safe keeping of military trunk boxes
containing the sum of $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million, United States
Dollars) which was moved from Baghdad, Iraq to South Africa through a special
arrangement by Dr.Fikile Mbalula, a South African diplomat who served as
the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1 January
1997 to 31 December 2006.

SOURCE OF MONEY:

Some money in various currencies was discovered and concealed in
barrels with piles of weapons and ammunition at a location near one of
Saddam Husein's old Presidential Palaces during a rescue operation and
it was agreed by all party present that the money be shared amongst
us.
You can go to this web link to read about events that took place then
view this site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/moenytobereturnedtoiraq30apr03.shtml

As far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I
complete my service here. This is no stolen money and there are no
dangers involved.No compensation can make up for the risks we have
taken with our lives in this hellhole.

I deposited sum of $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million, United States
Dollars) under the UN Special delivery warehouse in South Africa . I
received an e-mail from the UN / WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATION this morning
to come in claim of the consignment I deposited with them since
26-07-2006 .Now I want you to help me receive this money and invest
with the money in your country.

In spite of my position as a Lt General, I still have to respect their
company code of conduct i can't receive the money here because am
still in services. I have already instructed UN Office in Ghana that
my partner will contact them and act on my behalf to receive my
properties I want to know if you can assist me so that I would forward
my ID to you so that you would use it to contact the office on my
behalf for the delivery of the money to you before it would get
confiscated by the UN.

Get back to me as soon as possible because it's very urgent hence I
contacted you.

Wait for your urgent Reply

Thank you,
Lt. Gen Andrew Stend

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