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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 MORRIS <habdulkadir809@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdavidmorris65@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 03:40:16 -0800
Subject: Delivery of your shipment

I am Mr.David Morris , Head Officer-in-Charge, Administrative Service
United Nations Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Atlanta, Georgia. During our inspection, we found an abandoned
shipment through a Diplomat  from the United Kingdom which was
transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility in Atlanta to
deliver to you. when we scanned it, we found  an undisclosed sum of
money in 2 Boxes weighing approximately 150kg. The approved trunk
boxes are ready to move and will be deliverd to you.

As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your detailed information,
Phone Number, and full address we 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.
Thank you,

Contact Email: mrdavidmorris65@gmail.com

Mr.David Morris
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection departme

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