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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 Poole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidpoole010@op.pl>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 15:41:16 -0400
Subject: Hello

My name is David Poole,the United Nations Inspection Agent in Los Angeles(LAX).We are conducting a second Phase Audition,all abandoned Consignments in USA Airports are being transferred to our facilities here for inspection and confiscation.During our investigation,I discovered an abandoned luggage on your name which was transferred to our facility here in LAX and when scanned,it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box.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 Diplomatic Agent/Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.On my assumption,the box will contain more than $6M and the consignment is left in a storage house till today.
Details of the consignment includes your name,the official document from the United Nations office in London are tagged on the box.I want to use my good office to clear the consignment and share the money with you since the shipper abandoned the box and ran away.I will pay for the Non-Inspection fee,clear and deliver the box to your doorstep to avoid any more issues.
Note that our communication must be held extremely confidential.I can get everything concluded within 48 hours if you accept my condition and more information will be given to you as soon as you respond.
Thank you.
David.

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