419 scam: "Mr. John Bill" <support@myindiafood.in> Attention Funds Owner

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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:

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. John Bill" <support@myindiafood.in>
Reply-To: inspectionunit718@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:40:58 -0700
Subject: Attention Funds Owner

Attention,

I am John Bill, 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 Africa Nation
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 diplomatâ€™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 $5,250,000.00 Million which
is a total of $10,500.000.00 Million 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 the United Nations office in Africa 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, and 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
Africa (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 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 packages to your
doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need all the guarantees
that I can get from you before I can get involved in this project. The
cost of the yellow tag, And, a valid non inspection document(s) is
totaling $253.00. Only.

Best Regards,
John Bill.
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit.
TEXT OR CALL ME AT +1(832)429_7108

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