419 scam: "John K.Richard" <private0477@gmail.com> Your Abandoned Package For 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:
- "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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "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)
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.
- john.richard17@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John K.Richard" <private0477@gmail.com>
Reply-To: john.richard17@aim.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:17:01 +0000
Subject: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

--
Interim Assistance General Manager.
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Newark Liberty International Airport,
3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, United States

Hello Good Friend

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have Your
trust before I review it to you because it may cost me my job,
So I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the
Secret to you.

Newark Liberty International Airport ,New Jersey, USA. During my recent
withheld Package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I
discovered an Abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London and when
scanned it Revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box
weighing Approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the
Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee
As "MONEY" rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid
Interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the
United States FBI CLEARANCE/Non Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD.
On my Assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage House here
at the Newark Liberty International Airport ,New Jersey, USA till date.

The Details of the consignment including your name, your email address
and the official documents from the United Nations office in Geneva are
Tagged on the Trunk box.However, to enable me confirm if you are the
actual recipient of this Consignment as the assistant director of the
Inspection Unit, I will Advice 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. 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 Private email
address for quick processing and response.

Once I Confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get
Everything concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance and proceeds To
your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to
Contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I
Want us to transact this business and share the money 70% for you and
30% for me since the consignment has not yet been returned to the
United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the Diplomat
so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and
Pay for the United States FBI CLEARANCE/ Non Inspection Fee of $3,700
dollars and Arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep or I
can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure
me of my 30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
Appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to
Me via my private Email: john.richard17@aim.com for further Directives

Thank you.

John K.Richard
Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Newark Liberty International Airport,
3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, United States
God Bless America

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