419 scam: "Mr. David Ryan" <daveryan@toledomunicipal.us> RE. DEAR OWNER

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
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.
- davidryan.jnr@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Ryan" <daveryan@toledomunicipal.us>
Reply-To: <infoinquiries1970@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:42:56 -0700
Subject: RE. DEAR OWNER

United Nations Inspection Services

Toledo Municipal Airport

IATA: TOL, ICAO: KTOL, GPS Code: KTOL.

Dear Owner,

This is to officially inform you that our agency is in possession of two trunk boxes that were shipped from the United Kingdom through a United Nations agent. During transport, the tagged rebel was damaged and the label became almost illegible.

These packages have been scanned and x-rayed in hopes of finding any information so we can resend them to the rightful owner but all to no avail, then we discovered, while x-raying those trunks that they contained a large amount of United States Dollars in $100 bills. We assume this was a transaction or transfer to you and that you are probably still expecting the delivery. (The total estimated sum is close to $10M).

Therefore, we have decided to resend these trunks to you if you can reconfirm your current address as well as your full name, and telephone number so we can start processing on how to resend them to you.

Best Regards,

Mr. David Ryan

Head Officer-in-Charge

EMAIL: < davidryan.jnr@hotmail.com >

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