419 scam: "Mr. Derrick Blake"<admin@wxserver.com> Mutual Business Benefit

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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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Derrick Blake" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <derrickblake555@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:38:20 -0700
Subject: Mutual Business Benefit

I'm Derrick Blake by name and I'm from California, USA. A contractor by profession. On the 20th of June, I was carrying out a major job at the storage vault at Tampa International Airport, Tampa- Florida, USA. In my course of duty, I discovered a package that contains funds in it which no one has an idea of the existence of such package.

With the help of a diplomat, I was able to move the package to a secured place oversea for safe keeping. This package has been there till date as I have no one I can trust to claim the package as the beneficiary of the package.

The content of the package is worth $7.5M USD. I'm willingly to offer you 40% for your interest as soon as you claim the package in your name. I have all the Consignment Deposit Information that you need to complete the claim.

So, as soon as you indicate your interest in this, I shall proceed to give you further details to that effect.

Regards
Derrick Blake

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