419 scam: "Mr Josephn P. Caron" <donaldwilson012@gmail.com> Re: Important Notice....

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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)
- "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)
- "jcaronn973@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Josephn P. Caron" <donaldwilson012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jcaronn973@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 12:54:07 -0700
Subject: Re: Important Notice....

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Hi,

I am Mr. Joseph P. Caron the Assistant Director Inspection, United
Nations Inspections Agent in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport Georgia. During my recent withheld package routine check at
the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment by a
Diplomat and, when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in
two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each. The
consignment was abandoned because the Contents were not properly
declared by the consignee as â€œMONEYâ€ rather it was declared as
personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the
diplomat to pay for clearance delivery fee which is 1,700 dollars On
my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $3Million to
$4 Million each and the consignment is still left in our Storage House
here at Atlanta till date. The details of the consignment including
your name, your email address and the official document from the
United Nations office are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.

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 70% for you and 30% for me. I want you to provide me your full
name, phone Number, full address and the nearest airport close to you
to verify with the details in the official document. Immediately the
confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the clearance
delivery Fee of 1,700dollars 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 48hours upon your acceptance. All
communication must be held extremely confidential to ensure a
successful delivery. Do send the requested details to my private email
address ( jcaronn973@outlook.com )I await to hear from you urgently
and please treat as confidential if you want to co-operate.

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