419 scam: "A. W."<anthonywilliam26@yahoo.com> Reminder, The FedEX tracking number is still 899575443687.

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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:
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.
- anthonywilliam62@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "A. W." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anthonywilliam62@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:01:50 -0800
Subject: Reminder, The FedEX tracking number is still 899575443687.

Hello,
I am Anthony William a former US Army Contractor presently working as the Assistant Director Inspection Unit of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) USA. During our recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment left by a diplomat from Baghdad who conveyed the consignments routed (Baghdad- Lagos- USA). He was supposed to deliver the package to you but failed to provide necessary clearances needed by the US Customs and when scanned recently, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 25kg each. The consignment was abandoned because the Content of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as confidential personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges which is about $3,800 USD.

On my assumption, the box will contain about $2 Million to $2.5 Million and the consignment is still left at our Storage House here at the Los Angeles Int Airport till date which was delivered through a registered Courier Company known as FedEX. Approximately, the details of the consignment includes your name, your email address and the official document from the United Nations office in Geneva are all tagged on the Metal Trunk box. In alternative, give us your Europe address if you have truely relocated. The FedEX tracking number is still 899575443687.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment, I will advise you provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city and other details. Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the required details to my "SECURED" email address which is (anthonywilliam62@yahoo.com) for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded as soon as possible and proceed to your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned shipment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money in the trunk box together, since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United states Treasury Department. Be informaed that immediately the confirmation is made, I will pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this Airport to your address. Once we are through with this process, I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company geared towards providing the security it needs to your doorstep. But I will share it 70%/30% with you and you have to assure me of my 30% share.
I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive.

Anthony William
Assistance Inspection Director
Los Angles International Airport
Los Angeles, CA90045, United States (LAX)

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