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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 Bill <inspectionunit718@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:00:14 +0800
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR TRUNKS OWNER!!!


Attention Dear Email ID.

I am John Bill, Head Officer-in-Charge, 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 Africa Nation 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 130kg.

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 $5,250,000.00
Million which is a total of $10,500.000.00 Million USD.
They are still left in the airport storage facility till
today. 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 the United Nations office in Africa
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, and full address so I can cross-check and see if it
corresponds with the one in the official documents. It is
now left to you to decide if you still need the consignment
or allow us to repatriate it back to Africa (place of
origin) as we were instructed.

As 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 these 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 packages to your doorstep or the
destination of your choice. I need all the guarantees that
I can get from you before I can get involved in this
project. The cost of the yellow tag, And, a valid non
inspection document(s) is totaling $253.00. Only.

Best Regards,
John Bill.
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit.
TEXT OR CALL ME AT +1(832) 429_7108.

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