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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Morris" <officeofmrpresident11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdavid12morris@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 11:02:08 +0100
Subject: NOTICE OF ARRIVAL (NOA)


Dear b3be6bdd@opayq.com
=

I am Mr. David Morris, Head Officer-in-Charge, and Administrative Service =
Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson Inte=
rnational Airport Atlanta, Georgia.
During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Dip=
lomat from United Kingdom which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to =
our facility here in Atlanta, and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed s=
um of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg each.
The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declare=
d by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal Effect/class=
ified document to either avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent or confiscat=
ion by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's inability to pay for Non In=
spection fees among other things are the reason why the consignment is dela=
yed and abandoned.

By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4M or more. They are s=
till left in the airport storage facility till today. The Consignments like=
I said are two metal trunk boxes weighing about 110kg each (Internal dimen=
sion: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) effective Capacity: 680 L) Approximately. The =
details of the consignment including your name and email on the official do=
cument from United Nations' office in London where the shipment was tagged =
as personal effects/classified document is still available with us. As it s=
tands now, you have to reconfirm your, Full name, Phone Number, full addres=
s so I can cross-check and see if it corresponds with the one on the offici=
al documents. It is now left to you to decide if you still need the consign=
ment or allow us repatriate it back to UK (place of origin) as we were inst=
ructed.
Like I did say again, the shipper abandoned it and ran away most important=
ly 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 e=
ither come in person, or you engage the services of a secure shipping/deliv=
ery 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 invol=
ved in this project.

=

Best Regards,
Mr. David Morris
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit

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