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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 Brown" <mr.jamesentwistle1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:59:21 +0800
Subject: SHIPMENT OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT

Attention,
I am David Brown, 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 the United Kingdom 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 $4M which is a total of
$8Million 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 United Nations' office in
London 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, full address so I can cross-check
and see if it corresponds with the one on 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 the UK
(place of origin) as we were instructed.

(Please reply to this email davidbrow9988@gmail.com )

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 package to your doorstep or the
destination of your choice. I need all the guarantee that I can get from
you before I can get involved in this project.

Best Regards,

David Brown
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit.
Please reply to this email davidbrow9988@gmail.com

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