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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dl0517631@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DAVID CARL LEE <abbashaaibu4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dl0517631@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:38:27 -0800
Subject: Attention
NEW YORK COUSTOM AUTHORITY
DAVID CARL LEE
INSPECTION UNIT
The Delivery OF Your Consignment Boxes
J.F Kennedy International Airport New York
Hi
I am David C Lee Chief Inspection Agent- United Nations Inspection
Unit at John F Kennedy International airport New York working hand in
hand with Department of Homeland Security and U.S Custom and Border
Protection During our investigation I discovered an abandoned shipment
from a Diplomat from London UK and when scanned it revealed an
undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box weighing approximately
25kg each The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not
properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as
personal effect to avoid diversion by the shipping agent and also the
Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees
On my assumption each of the boxes will contain about $3Million to
$4Million each and the consignment is still left in the storage house
till today The consignment are two metal boxes with weight of about
25kg each (Internal dimension W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) Effective
capacity: 110 LBS.). Approximately the details of the consignment
including your name and address the official document from United
Nation office in London are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes
PROVIDE YOUR NAME PHONE NUMBER AND FULL HOME ADDRESS TO CROSS CHECK IF
IT CORRESPONDS WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE CONSIGNMENT INCLUDING
THE NAME OF NEAREST AIRPORT AROUND YOUR CITY AND OTHER DETAILS
You can send the required details to me by email for onward delivery
All communication must be held extremely confidential I can get
everything concluded within 5-6 hours upon your acceptance and proceed
to your address for delivery if you assure me of sharing the content
30% for me / 70% with you on my arrival to your house.I want us to
transact this business with you and share the money, since the shipper
has abandoned it and disappeared I will pay for the Non inspection
fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this airport to your
address by myself But I will share it 30%/70% with you Make sure
Respond to me via my direct EMAIL:dl0517631@gmail.com )
Below is my direct telephone number.+13148865781 Call me as soon as
you receive this mail and send me all the requested information to my
email [dl0517631@gmail.com ]
David C. Lee
INSPECTION UNIT
(+13148865781)
E-MAIL:dl0517631@gmail.com
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