419 scam: "Mr. David Brown" <iwavincent55@gmail.com> SHIPMENT OF BOXES

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Brown" <iwavincent55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidbrown13233@seznam.cz
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 21:50:53 +0000
Subject: SHIPMENT OF BOXES

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 h e r e in Atlanta, and
when scanned it revealed an un disclosed sum of m0ney in 2 Metal Trunk
Boxes weighing approximately 130kg.
The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared
by the consignee as m0ney rather it was declared as a personal
effect/classified document to either av0id diversion by the Shipping Agent
or confiscation by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's inability to
pay for Non-Inspection fees among other things is the reason why the
consignment is delayed and abandoned.
By my assessment, each of the boxes contains $ 4M which is a total of $ 8
mi1lion USD. They are still left in the airport storage facility t0day. 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 n a m e and
email on the official document from the United Nations office in London
where the shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified document is
still available with us. As it stands n o w, you have to reconfirm your
full n a m e, P H O N E Number, and full address so I can cross-c h e ck
and see if it corresponds with the one on the official documents. It is n o
w 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.

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 f o r you to g e t back these packages provided
you will also give me something out of it (F I N A N C I A L
gratification). You can either come in person or 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 a l l the guarantees that I can g e t
from you before I can g e t involved in this project.

Best Regards,

David Brown
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam