419 scam: Mr Cecil Rhambo <akoulajustine@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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 Cecil Rhambo <akoulajustine@gmail.com>
Reply-To: managementservice21@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:35:24 -0700
Subject:

Good day

My name Is Mr Cecil W. Rhambo the chief Police at Los Angeles World
Airports (LAX). I am contacting you regarding a special cargo that has
been abandoned here at our warehouse for over a period of years, and
when scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money. From my
findings, the cargo Box originated from United Kingdom, and Content
was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was
declared as personal effect/classified document to either avoid
diversion by the Shipping Agent or confiscation by the relevant
authorities.

The details of the consignment including your email is on the official
document from London, the Capital of England where the shipment was
tagged as personal effects/classified document is still available
with Airport Authorities.

As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your full name, Cell Phone
Number, full address so that I can cross-check and see if it
corresponds with the once on the official documents. It is now left
for you to decide if you still need the Cargo Box or allow us
repatriate it back to United Kingdom (place of origin) as we were
instructed.

NOTE: Our cash track machine detected that the content of the Cargo
Box is cash worth the sum of ($10.5 Million USD) And the photo will be
reviewed to you on my second email, PLEASE REPLY BACK on my EMAIL

Regards,
Mr Cecil Rhambo
7301 World Way W, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States

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