419 scam: "Mr. John Selden" <secetaryinfousambassador45@gmail.com> Consignment Owner With Due Respect Your Highly Response Is Needed...

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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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "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.
- mrjohnseldenoffice222@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John Selden" <secetaryinfousambassador45@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjohnseldenoffice222@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:47:10 +0100
Subject: Consignment Owner With Due Respect Your Highly Response Is Needed...

Hartsfieldâ€“Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Address:6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320, USA.
SECURITY-CODE#{ATL0101GA).

I am Mr. John Selden, The former General Manager in Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport Georgia. During our investigation, I
successfully discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from
the UK which was transferred from J.F Kennedy Airport to our facility
here in ATL, and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum amount of
$8million dollars USD.

This consignment was abandoned because the 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 diplomat's
inability to pay for Non Inspection fees among other things are the
reason why the consignment was delayed and abandoned.

By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4M or more. They
are still left in the airport storage facility till today. The
Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes weighing about 25kg
each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity:
110 LBS.). Approximately, the details of the consignment including
your name and address, and the official document from the United
Nation office in London are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.

(1) Full Name: (2) Phone Number: (3) full address: (4) Occupation: (5) Sex:

so I can cross-check and see if it corresponds with the one on the
official documents. It is now left to you to decide if you still need
the consignment or allow us to repatriate it back to the UK (PLACE OF
ORIGIN) as we were instructed. REPLY TO THIS EMAIL
(mrjohnseldenoffice222@gmail.com). I am ready to assist you in any way
I can for you to get back this package provided you will also give me
something out of it (financial gratification). I need all the
guarantees that I can get from you before I can get involved in this
project.

Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, because of a recent
connection error here in the country. Email me as soon as you receive
this mail and send me all the requested information to my email.

Please Reply this email (mrjohnseldenoffice222@gmail.com)

Regards,

Mr. John Selden
F. General Manager
E-mail: (mrjohnseldenoffice222@gmail.com)

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