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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: "DIR.DAVID MICHAEL" <navin@creativeclothex.com>
Reply-To: Drtdavidmichael660@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 19:41:54 -0500
Subject:




Finance & Administration,
(Operations,Maintenance, Transportation)
42 Airport Ln, Plattsburgh, NY 12903, United States

Attention Beneficiary,

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your
trust before I review it to you because it may cause me my job, so I need
somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you.

I'm Mr. David Michael, Deputy Manager / Baggage / Baggage Storage
Facilities (Operation, Maintenance, Transportation) here at Plattsburgh
International Airport New York, United States. During my recent routine
check of parcels held in the airport vault, I discovered an abandoned
shipment from a UK diplomat and, when scanned, revealed an undisclosed
sum of $15,500,000, 00 million US dollars in a metal safe weighing about
110 kg. The shipment was abandoned because the contents of the shipment
were not properly declared as "MONEY" but was declared as personal effect
to avoid questioning and also the diplomat's inability to pay the
charges. US non-inspection fee of $3,700 USD. In my assumption, the
shipment is still left in our warehouse here at St. Louis Lambert
International Airport to this day. Details of the shipment, including
your name, email address and official documents from the United Nations
office in Geneva, are shown on the safe box.

However, to allow me to confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
shipment as Deputy Director of the Inspection Corps, I will advise you to
provide your full information such as your full name, full address, phone
number and nearest airport so that I can verify if this is true.
corresponds to the address indicated on the official documents, including
the name of the airport closest to your city. Please note that this
shipment is believed to have been returned to the United States
Department of the Treasury as an unclaimed delivery due to delays in
completing customs clearance processes, so I will not be able to receive
your details on my account from official messaging. . So for words to
allow me to verify your details, I will advise you to send the required
details to my private email address for quick processing and response.
Once I confirm to you as the actual recipient of the trunk, I can wrap
everything up within 24 hours of your acceptance and get to your address
for delivery.

Finally, please know that the reason I took the initiative to contact you
personally about this abandoned shipment is that I want us to deal with
this matter and share the money 90% for you and 10% for me since the
shipment has not yet been returned to the US Department of the Treasury
after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately confirmation is made,
I will go ahead and pay the US non-inspection fee- $3,700 USD and have the
box delivered to your door Or I can bring it myself to avoid more trouble
but you need to make sure of my 10% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
appreciate it if we can keep this deal confidential. Kindly respond back
for immediate delivery today and make sure you are at home to receive
your package.

Best Regards,
Mr. David Michael
Deputy Director
Finance & Administration
Contact email ;Drtdavidmichael660@yahoo.com

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