$8 Million Dollar Consignment Boxes For You

[UPDATED Below, March 10 2019] The Nigerian 419 Scams have been some of the most prolific scams on the Internet and have enabled an industry of criminals to fraudulently generate millions of dollars every year. Every week we see dozens of the bogus emails telling the recipient that there is money waiting for them and all they need to do is pay a small fee to get it.

Every so often we like to yank their chain and waste their time. It brings us a small, but important, sense of satisfaction. The emails below are our latest chain yanking that took place in early June, 2017 between someone claiming to be James Edward and our character “Cory Meadows.” We responded to an email sent to someone else. Enjoy!

JAMES EDWARD OFFICE (June 5)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Desk Table Of Mr.Edward James,
Head Officer-in-Charge Inspection.
Tel: 678-201-0612
Date:05/06/2017
WELCOME TO INSPECTION UNIT AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA

Dear Beneficiary,

I am in receipt of your information and check our data base document regards the shipment of your consignment Trunk Boxes and I found a match with your name and your address on the trunk boxes and if you also need any proof of the trunk boxes I will go to me the management just to show you my honesty to you and I will also want you to tell me what percentage will you give to me when the whole shipment is done successfully.

The process will take effect within the next 48 hours immediately the delivery is schedule for the rightful owner.Note the two consignments Trunk Boxes is worth of $4 million in each Boxes has inspected and approved by United States Internal Revenue for delivery to your destination and I wish to let you know that such consignments are not what you ship through FEDEX,UPS, DHL etc. Because the consignment was originally abandoned by the diplomat because it was wrongfully declared like I explained to you in my previous email.

The consignments were declared as personal effects and classified documents while in actual fact contain raw cash. US currency notes in $100 USD denominations carefully packed and stashed in two trunk boxes. Approximately, 4 Million USD in each box. The electronic scanner revealed it when the package was scanned in the airport.

Finally we say congratulation you because you are the real ownership of these consignments boxes according to the information we got here in our data base system. Right now what is holding your consignments boxes is clearance and Yellow Tag certificate as soon as you provide us the Yellow Tag certificate within 48 hours we shall do clearance and deliver your consignments boxes. Thank you for your cooperation I am looking forward to hear from you soon about the Yellow Tag

I wait to hear from you it’s urgent.

Yours Sincerely,
Edward James,
Line: 678-201-0612

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From Cory Meadows, June 5

Mr. James,
I’m shocked by all this!! How am I the real owner of these boxes? I don’t know anything about them.   What do I need to do? How can I see proof they are mine? I don’t want to have them shipped to me and then suddenly Uncle Sam comes in and takes them away. Know what I mean?

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JAMES EDWARDS OFFICE (Jun 7)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Desk Table Of Mr.Edward James,
Head Officer-in-Charge Inspection.
Tel: 2182577648
Date:07/06/2017

WELCOME TO INSPECTION UNIT AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA

Dear Cory,

Thank you. I am in receipt of your email and the content was well noted in this office. As a matter of fact I want to give you 100% assurance according to the close door meeting held today by the management authority once you make the payment for your Yellow Tag Clearance within 48 hours you will receive your consignment boxes in your door step I promise you.

Kindly get back to me for the payment information Via Money Gram or Western Union which will enable us to obtain the Yellow Tag Certificate for the clearance within 48 hours, I am waiting to read to hear from you soon. Have a nice day and God Bless you.

Noted I want you to call my cell phone number 2182577648 for more details of the payment information, Mind you,your phones number is not going through please get back to me now.

Your Personal Identification ID Card Attach for proper verification of Ownership.

Yours Sincerely,
Edward James,
Line: 2182577648

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From Cory Meadows, June 7

Mr. James,
I give you permission to take $550 from the cases to pay this fee.

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JAMES EDWARDS OFFICE (Jun 7)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Desk Table Of Mr.Edward James,
Head Officer-in-Charge Inspection.
Tel: 2182577648
Date:07/06/2017

WELCOME TO INSPECTION UNIT AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA

Dear Cory,

Thank you for your respond.I want to inform you nobody has the legal right to open your consignment boxes till you provide us with the Yellow Tag certificate which will enable us to do the clearance and within 48 hours you will receive these consignment boxes in your door step.

Perhaps I promised to assist you and make sure you receive these consignment boxes but I cannot go against the management authority policy.Sir with all due respect we have rules and regulation in this office .if you really need these consignment boxes which means you must follow the due process.Thank you for your cooperation the choice is yours we are pleading you to receive these consignment boxes okay.

Your Personal Identification ID Card Attach for proper verification of Ownership.

Yours Sincerely,
Edward James,
Line: 2182577648

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From Cory Meadows, June 7

Mr. James,
I am thinking seriously about this. If I send you the payment. Where do you want me to send it? How?

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JAMES EDWARDS OFFICE (Jun 7)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Desk Table Of Mr.Edward James,
Head Officer-in-Charge Inspection.
Tel: 2182577648
Date:07/06/2017

WELCOME TO INSPECTION UNIT AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA

Dear Cory,

Thank you. I am in receipt of your email and the content was well noted in this office. As a matter of fact I want to give you 100% assurance according to the close door meeting held today by the management authority once you make the payment for your Yellow Tag Clearance within 48 hours you will receive your consignment boxes in your door step I promise you.

Kindly get back to me for the payment information Via Money Gram or Western Union which will enable us to obtain the Yellow Tag Certificate for the clearance within 48 hours, I am waiting to read to hear from you soon. Have a nice day and God Bless you.

Noted I want you to call my cell phone number 2182577648 for more details of the payment information, Mind you,your phones number is not going through please get back to me now.

Your Personal Identification ID Card Attach for proper verification of Ownership.

Yours Sincerely,
Edward James,
Line: 2182577648

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From Cory Meadows, June 9

Mr. James,
How do I send you the money? I need instructions.

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JAMES EDWARDS OFFICE
Jun 10
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Desk Table Of Mr.Edward James,
Head Officer-in-Charge Inspection.
Tel: 2182577648
Date:10/06/2017

WELCOME TO INSPECTION UNIT AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA

Dear Cory,

I am in receipt of your email and the content was well understood .Perhaps I was very busy with the management authority in order to make sure they sign your consignment boxes release file which will enable us to do the clearance as soon as you make the payment for Yellow Tag certificate. I want to assure you there is nothing to worry about every thing is under control you will your consignment boxes once we are done with the clearance.

Instruction how to send the money via Money Gram or Western Union with the below information of my Secretary Mr. Reginald Shelley .

Receiver’s Name ====== Reginald Shelley
Location: =========== No.1320 Woodland Avenue Southwest Birmingham Alabama 35211 US.
Amount:============== $550
Reference No =======

Your Personal Identification ID Card Attach for proper verification of Ownership.

N/B You are advice to get back to me on this email address ( james.edwards@pisem.net ) for security reasons. Proceed and make the payment I assure you within 48 hours of the payment we do the clearance then you receive your consignment boxes .

Thank you for your cooperation am waiting to hear from you within 24 hours. Have a nice day.

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From Cory Meadows, 6:51 AM
to JAMES

You are a fool and a fraud. Do you think that all Americans are wealthy and can easily part with $550? How would you feel if a criminal did this to YOUR PARENT what you are trying to do to me? How can you look yourself in the mirror.

You HURT real, hard-working people.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Desk Table Of Mr.Edward James,
Head Officer-in-Charge Inspection.
Tel: 2182577648
Date:12/06/2017

WELCOME TO INSPECTION UNIT AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA

Dear Cory,

Thank you for your email the content was well noted in this office. Sir with all due respect I have nothing to do with your $550 because the money cannot take me to heaven I just want to assist you and make sure you receive these consignment boxes which belong to you according to the information we have in our data base system.

Perhaps these consignment boxes  are REAL and I will send you all the documents bearing your name as the ownership but I can’t go against the management authority policy because I may loose my job. I want to tell you please you don’t need to be scared this is not fraud and I will prove it 100% assurance as soon as we are done with the clearance I will sent you the documents backing up this package .

If you are ready to work with me I will assist you with parts of the fees in order to prove you wrong you this is not a scam as you think, all the legal documents bearing your names are intact and I will sent it to you as soon as we are done with the clearance.I will assist you with 200 to enable us do the clearance in order to prove you wrong .I am waiting for your respond now.

Yours Sincerely,
Edward James,
Line: 2182577648

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From Cory Meadows, June 12
to JAMES

Don’t you get it? Just like your name is not “James Edwards” and you’re story is nothing but a pack of lies, I’m not “Cory Meadows.” I’m a reporter gathering information for a story about Nigerian 419 scams. Like this one.

Care to make a statement for my story? What percent of people are you successful in scamming? How much money do you make, on average each month running your scams? How many different scams can you juggle at once?

That was the last time I heard from Mr. Edward James!

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On March 9, 2019 we heard from a young man named Harley who also enjoyed playing with these 419 scammers in Africa. (He gave us permission to use his name.) He responded to an email informing him that $15 Million was available if he were willing to partner with a “Sargent Alisha Brown” from the U.S. Army.  Sgt. Brown needed an accomplice to move the funds out of Japan to the United States in boxes.  We come into the middle of this story with the email communications sent to us by this young man.  He clearly enjoyed gaming the scammers!  Notice how many times “Sgt. Alisha Brown” thanks God and blesses the young man.  African scammers are notorious for doing this.  It’s like a “poker tell!”

On Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 4:29 PM Sgt. Alisha Brown <ssssgt.alishabrown.us.army@gmail.com wrote:
I’m so glad you understand my previous message, thanks for your response, and also for the pictures you sent, pretty you I must say.

I must confess that I really appreciate your kind of person in this transaction. I’ll do all my possible best to make sure everything go smooth out here and will also make do with your information and keep you posted as soon as shipment is moved, to enable you avail yourself for its arrival.

I’ll move now to Tokyo, Japan, to proceed with the Shipment. I’ll not be back to Red Cloud Garrison, for about 5 to 7 hours. Immediately the shipment is moved, I will contact you. Would find a safe computer to send you a message at Tokyo, Japan.

Once again thank you and God bless. Please confirm receipt of this message.

Thanks,
Bye for now.

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Of course I understand, I’ve always wished for the world to be more honest and rewarding to the truth rather than the lies and deceit, I apologize for my response not being quicker and I thank you for the compliment, nice pictures of you as well Alisha, your husband was a lucky guy.

I await further instructions and I appreciate your patience and understanding