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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: DAVID LEE <jibrinamadu15@gmail.com>
Reply-To: david.lee23550@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 05:11:03 -0700
Subject: Inspection Central Point

NEW YORK COUSTOM AUTHORITY
DAVID CARL LEE
INSPECTION UNIT
The Delivery OF Your Consignment Boxes
J F Kennedy International Airport New York
Email:david.lee23550@gmail.com

Inspection Central Point

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 Customs 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 is 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

Below is my direct telephone number Call me as soon as
you receive this mail and send me all the requested information to my
email: (david.lee23550@gmail.com) TEL:+18204322589 What-app only


David C. Lee
INSPECTION UNIT

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