419 scam: "MR. Alex White"<mralexwhiteairport2015@gmail.com> RE: FIRST PAYMENT APPROVAL OF 2017

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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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 2348156865903
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.
- rosemarywilliams@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. Alex White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mralexwhiteairport2017@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:32:29 -0800
Subject: RE: FIRST PAYMENT APPROVAL OF 2017

Your Abandoned Consignment,

I am Mr. Alex White From the office of Inspection Unit/United Nations Agency in O'Hare International Airport Chicago Illinois USA.

During my recent routine Inspection check at the Airport Storage/vault on withheld packages, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London and Africa, when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each.

The consignment was abandoned by the assigned carrier diplomat from London U.K,because the Contents was not properly declared as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT MONEY MOVEMENT Charges of US$19,850.00 to the U.S government before bringing in the consignment into US, we refused to return back the consignment where it came from since, we have already received it.

On an official inspection conducted by our security units, we discovered that each of the box contain $5.5Million and the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the O'Hare International Airport Chicago USA till date. The details of the consignment including your email address from country of origin were tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes in your favor,proofing that your the legitimate and rightful owner of the two trunk boxes.

Therefore, as part of effort of President Donald Trump after first 24 hours in office to decongent all abandoned consignments at this airport and also to see that that all legitimate owners receive there long abandoned consignments here at O'Hare International Airport Chicago Illinois in your custody without further delay.

You have been giving a last minutes opportunity to get an Irrevocable International Diplomatic Cash Delivery Waiver from World Bank office in Nigerian ,been the country of origin of your fund through the office of Mrs. Rosemary Williams, Email: rosemarywilliams@rocketmail.com Tel: 234-81-56865903 .
With the Irrevocable international diplomatic cash delivery waiver from World Bank office in Nigeria, the US government will direct and permit the management of O'Hare International Airport Chicago Illinois to proceed with the delivery of your consignments at your located address without delay or any form of payment again.

For your information sir, the the purpose of this Irrevocable international diplomatic cash delivery waiver from World Bank office in Nigeria is to see that you did not make any payment again for whatsoever reason until you safely receive your consignments right in your address.

This is all you need to do to have your consignments at your door step address as directed by the American government through the US congress and office of secretary of states Mr. John Kerry.

On our own part, all the official and legal arrangements for a safe and free delivery of your consignments to you at your door step address has been concluded and perfectly put in place, we are only waiting to hear from you for more up date and directives on how to go about the international diplomatic cash delivery waiver from World Bank office in Nigeria.

I wish the best of luck, God blessing, as i look forward for your prompt and positive responds, because we have a limited time frame to complete everything about your delivery and submit our report to US congress and office of secretary of states Mr. John Kerry as directed, so help us to serve you better.

Signed,
Mr. Alex White
Assistance Inspection Director
O'Hare International Airport
10000 W O'Hare Ave, Chicago,
Illinois 60666 USA.

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