419 scam: "DAVID MICHAEL" <laurie@jctrees.com> (no subject)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "the 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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- davidmichael4123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID MICHAEL" <laurie@jctrees.com>
Reply-To: davidmichael4123@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:20:59 -0400
Subject:

Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

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, Head of Luggage / Baggage Storage Facilities
(Operation, Maintenance, Transportation) here at Hartsfield–Jackson
Atlanta International Airport at Atlanta, Georgia, 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
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport till 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, 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.

Note; IF YOU ARE NOT OKAY WITH THE TEN PERCENTAGE, KINDLY LET ME KNOW AND
I WILL SEND YOU INFO TO SEND THE 3,700 USD TO PROCEED.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.

Best Regards,
Mr. David Michael
Contact Email: davidmichael4123@gmail.com

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