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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. David James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidjamesdaddy2@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 04:39:36 -0700
Subject: Administrative Service Inspection Unit.

 
Dear Receiver
 
 
I am David James, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations, Maintenance, and Transportation) here Buffalo Niagara International Airport  USA. During my recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an Old abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa en- routed from London to America and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as medical aids to those affected by natural disasters to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to complete the remaining payment for the United States Non Inspection TAG clearance which is $1,750 USD. On my assumption, the trunk box will contains more than $2.5M above and the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the Buffalo Niagara International Airpo rt state of New York
 
The details of the consignment including your name, your email address and the official documents from the Red-Cross(ICRC)  are tagged on the Trunk box. However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you provide Your Full Name, Current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the required details to my private email address which is ( davidjamesdaddy2@yandex.com ) for quick processing an d response.
 
Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk boxes, I can get everything concluded within 48 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 90% for you and 10% for me since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and direct you on how to the remaining and last payment for the United States Non Inspection consignment TAG clearance Fee of $1,750 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep or another country were you can easily pick it for security reasons  to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 10% share. Please  for security reasons let us communicate through my private ema il than telephone calls it may m
Sincerely,
 
 
Mr. David James
Head Officer-in-Charge,
Administrative Service Inspection Unit.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
(IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF, FAA LID: BUF)
Location: 4200 Genesee Street
Town of Cheektowaga New York United States
 

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