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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. John Selden" <jamesomega25@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnseldenofficemail@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:45:03 +0100
Subject: Administrative Service Inspection Unit


Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, Atlanta Georgia
Address: 6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320, USA.
Security-Code (ATL1925GA).
Tel: +1 (404) 941 - 4750 / +1 (404) 900 - 1851
Email: johnseldenofficemail@gmail.com


From the desk of Mr. John Selden, General Manager (Hartsfield–Jackson
International Airport, Atlanta Georgia). During our investigation we
discovered an abandoned shipment through a diplomat from the United Kingdom
which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in
Atlanta GA, and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2
Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 61kg each.

According to investigation and confirmation, the consignment was abandoned
because the content was not properly declared 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 secure a valid non inspection indenture among other
things are the reason why your consignment was delayed and abandoned.

By my assessment, each of the boxes contains $4,000.000.00 (Four Million
Dollars). They are still left in our facility storage unit till now. The
details of the consignment includes your name and email address on the
official document from the United Nations' office in London where the
shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified document. The
Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes weighing about 61kg each
(Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) effective capacity: 680 L). So
if you are still interested in receiving your consignment boxes, then you
need to assure me that you will compensate me upon the delivery of your
boxes, before i will involve myself in this, because I am ready to assist
you in any way I can to make sure you receive your shipment without any
further delay/impediment. Hence, you are required to reconfirm the
following details to us in your forthcoming email for proper verification
if it tally with the details we have here to enable us to proceed with your
delivery arrangement today.

*Full Name:
*Phone Number:
*Delivery address:
*Occupation
*Valid I.D Card:

This email is valid for 2 weeks as we have been authorized to deliver your
consignment boxes within this period of time by the United Nations' office
in London. It is now left to you to decide if you still need your
consignment boxes or allow us to repatriate it back to the UK (place of
origin) as we were instructed. Like I earlier mentioned, the shipper
abandoned your package because the content was not properly declared 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. You can either come here in person, or we engage the
service of a secure shipping company agent from (USPS EXPRESS COURIER
SERVICE) that will provide the necessary security that is required for the
delivery of your consignment boxes to your doorstep.


Acknowledge the receipt of this email soon as received

Sincerely,

Mr. John Selden
General Manager
Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, Atlanta Georgia

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