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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DAVID ELLIS" <feedback.imf@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidellising@aliyun.com
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:40:33 -0700
Subject: YOUR SHIPMENT.

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*I am Mr. David Ellis, Head Officer-in-Charge, and Administrative Service
Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport Atlanta, Georgia.During our investigation, I
discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom
which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in
Atlanta, and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2
Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg each.The 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 is 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 110kg
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 importantly because he gave a false
declaration, he could not pay for the 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 that is required to
deliver the package to your doorstep or the destination of your choice. I
need the entire guarantee that I can get from you before I can get involved
in this project.EMAIL:( davidellising9@gmail.com
<davidellising9@gmail.com> )Best Regards,Mr. David
EllisEMAIL:( davidellising9@gmail.com <davidellising9@gmail.com> )Head
Officer-in-ChargeAdministrative Service Inspection Unit*

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