419 scam: "ELLIS DAVID"<ellisdavidagent2@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "ELLIS DAVID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ellisdavidagent@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 21:18:55 -0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Mr. David Ellis, I am the Head of Investigation/Inspection

Unit of the United Nations Inspection Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson

International Airport Atlanta, Georgia. During our
investigation, we discovered An abandoned shipment by a Diplomat from the

United Kingdom (UK) at JF Kennedy International Airport in New York and

has since been transfered to
our facility here in Atlanta for onward repatriation to England, the

place of origin. When the boxes were scanned, it revealed an undisclosed

amount of money carefully stashed in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing

approximately 110kg each.

The consignments were actually abandoned basically because the Contents

were falsely declared by the consignee as classified documents and

personal effects when the real content is money.This was done I believe

to either avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent/agency or to avoid

confiscation by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's inability to pay

for Non Inspection fees among other things are the reason why the

consignment is delayed and abandoned.

By my personal assessment, I think each of the boxe contains about $4M or

thereabout.They are still left in the airport storage facility terminal

till date. The Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes

weighing about 65kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm)

effective capacity: 680 L) Approximately. The details of the consignment
including your name and email on the official document from United

Nations' office in London where the shipment was tagged as personal
effects/classified document is still available with us. As it stands now,

you have to reconfirm your full name, Phone Number, full address 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 repatriate it back to UK (place of origin) as we

were instructed.

Like I did say again, the shipper abandoned it and ran away most Most

importantly, because he gave a false declaration, he could not pay for

the customs yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non inspection

document(s), etc. I am ready to assist you in any way I can for you to

get back this packages provided you will also give me something out of it

(financial gratification). You can either come in person, or you engage

the services of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that will

provide the necessary security/logistics that is required to deliver the

package to your doorstep or the destination destination of your choice. I

need all the guarantee that I can get from you before I an get involved

in this project.

Best Regards,

David Ellis
INSPECTIONS OFFICER
404-462-7953

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