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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: Admin@arquitrio.com.br
Reply-To: scottcarlsonsmith6@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 01:39:31 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Abandon Package:




Hi,

I am Scott Carlson Smith the Assistant Director Inspection Unit/United
Nations Inspection Agent at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport Georgia USA. During our recent withheld package routine check at
the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a
Diplomat from London, United Kingdom from J.F Kennedy Int Airport which
was sent to our facility here in Atlanta for storage and when scanned it
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two metal trunk boxes weighing
approximately 25Pounds each. The consignment was abandoned because the
contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as
“MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effects to avoid diversion by
the Shipping Agent and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the
United States Non Inspection Charges which is about $3,800 USD.

On my "assumption" each of the boxes will contain more than $2 Million to
$2.5 Million and the consignment is still left in our storage house here
at the Atlanta Int Airport till date which was delivered through a
registered shipping Company known Courier Dispatch Service Limited a
division of Tran guard LTD. Please be informed that the consignment are
two metal boxes weighing 25 pounds each with (Internal dimension: W61 x
H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity: 180 L.) Approximately, the details of
the consignment including your name, your email address and the official
document from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Metal
Trunk boxes.

However, to enable me to confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will
advise you provide your 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 and other
details. 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 to enable me to cross check your details, I will
advise you to send the required details to my "SECURED" email address
which is ( test@zillionautos.com) for quick processing and response. Once
I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk boxes, I can get
everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to
your address for d

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact
you personally about this abandoned shipment is because I want us to
transact this business and share the money since the consignment has not
yet been returned to the United states Treasury Department after being
abandoned by the shipper so immediately the confirmation is made, I will
pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee and arrange for the boxes to
be moved out of this Airport to your address. Once we are through with
this process, I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company
geared towards providing the security it needs to your doorstep. Or I can
bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will share it 70% for
you while 30% for me but you have to assure me of my 30% share. Below are
my direct telephone numbers as I wait to hear from you urgently if you are
still alive.

Mr. Scott Carlson Smith
Assistant Inspection Director
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
6000 N. Terminal Pkwy.
Atrium Ste. 4000,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320 US
http://www.atl.com/

(I've removed the phone/email in case it belongs to a real person)

N.B; THE US CUSTOMS ULTRA SCAN REPORT ON THE TRUNK BOXES FROM JF KENNEDY
AIRPORT NEW YORK WILL BE SENT TO YOU IN MY NEXT RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY I
HAVE CONFIRMED YOU AS THE ACTUAL RECIPIENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT. THANKS

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